The current short story I am working on is a western-horror called Wolf in Shepherd's Clothing, involving the strange plight of a small mining community and the seemingly fortuitous appearance of a priest offering help.

I finished the first draft a long time ago, and put it away to let simmer while I worked on other things. I figured it was ripe enough to pluck and edit furiously.

This is generally how I write my stories: I write a rough draft, let it sit for a month, then I go back to it and completely rewrite it from top to bottom. I do this simply by printing out the first draft, deleting the file, and using the transcript I start a new document and just start typing, using the rough draft as a guide.

This second draft is my working draft, the one that will be edited. I print this one out and go to it with a red pen or marker with a furious vengeance, cutting and editing and correcting the hell out of it. Then using this transcript, I reopen the second draft document and implement my changes.

This makes it my third draft, which I call my peer review draft. These are the ones I post on FictionPress and Deviant Art, in hopes of getting feedback. Using this feedback I will go back and make changes to create the Final Draft.

So, to summarize I:
1 - Write a rough draft from beginning to end.
2 - Put it away and work on other things for a little while.
3 - Find it again, print it out, and completely rewrite top down.
4 - Print out this new draft and edit it with a red marker furiously.
5 - Use the printed and marked transcript to make changes to the newest document.
6 - Put the changed document onto FictionPress and DeviantArt (and let friends read it) to get feedback.
7 - Use this feedback to create the final draft.

So it goes through four drafts: the rough draft, the working draft, the peer review draft, and the final draft.

Anyway, just thought I'd give you a look into how I write my stories.

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