4.4 hOW TO WriTE yOUr firST DrAfT (ThE SCriBE METhOD) “You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain.” —MiyaMoto MuSaShi THE SCRIBE METHOD The idea behind the Scribe Method is very simple: instead of facing a blank page and typing your first draft, you get your first draft down by speaking it out loud. You record yourself, then get the recording transcribed. You then edit that transcript into the first draft. This will not get you to a final draft, but it substantially accelerates the writing process. This method is an updated version of the old way books used to be written: they were dictated to professional scribes. If you know you want to do it this way, skip down to “How to Use The Scribe Method.” hOW TO WriTE yOUr firST DrAfT (ThE SCriBE METhOD) · 149