草そう稿こう本ぼん

noun

rough draft of a book; draft manuscript; dummy comic book

Refers to a preliminary version of a book or a mock-up comic used for layout or planning. The 'dummy comic book' sense is common in manga production.

• 編へん集しゅう者しゃに草そう稿こう本ぼんを提てい出しゅつした。

  I submitted the draft manuscript to the editor.

• 漫まん画が家かはまず草そう稿こう本ぼんを作つくってから原げん稿こうに取とりかかる。

  The manga artist first makes a dummy comic book before starting on the final manuscript.