"story draft" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to a preliminary version of a story that is still being edited and revised. You can use "story draft" in a sentence when talking about the process of writing a story, such as: "I just finished my story draft and now I need to go through and make edits." "I always like to write multiple story drafts before settling on a final version." Example: "The author spent weeks working on her story draft, carefully crafting and shaping the plot and characters."
We will begin by studying a selection of stories that demonstrate the many techniques writers use to create fictional worlds; we'll use these stories as models for writing exercises and short assignments, leading to a full story draft.
No lawyer here has ever reviewed a story draft, concluded it was a factual wreck and then declared it was good to go because the reporter didn't have a reckless disregard for the truth.
Media watchers were surprised to learn recently that the Washington Post had given the University of Texas an advance look at a story draft by a higher education reporter.
For a few years, I had this story draft that had only one scene: a man at a gala whispers to a woman that he doesn't like museums because he hates to share what he sees with others.
When he submitted his story draft to the foreign desk, he informed the foreign editor, Susan Chira, that he had not identified himself as a Times reporter because of restrictions on journalists' access to Camp Ashraf, according to Ms. Chira, who has since been named assistant managing editor for news.
The first story draft, titled Star Trek: Renaissance, had the crew of the Enterprise track the Borg to their hive in a castle dungeon.
In the months after their son's death, Dana and Bob went about the difficult business of organizing his papers (letters, e-mail printouts, story drafts) and deciding which of his belongings to keep (like his thousand or so books) or to give to his friends (his leather jacket, his three watches).
When I woke up after half an hour or so, I'd work for a while on a short-story draft I'd brought with me.
This summer Gauntlet released "Match to Flame: The Fictional Paths to 'Fahrenheit 451,' " containing the stories, drafts and correspondence that culminated in what is perhaps Mr. Bradbury's most enduring work.
Ten participants provided feedback on the five stories drafted by the creative writer.
We met almost every week to talk through her story and draft her affidavit.
