I write on a laptop, so it's impossible to count drafts…

I can write anywhere. But I don't use a computer, and I could never write on a laptop. I hate the sound of computers;…

— Elmore Leonard

I have little comedy notebooks, and I also have notes in my phone, and I'll write on my laptop for longer stories.

— Michelle Buteau

I wrote the screenplay for 'This Is Where I Leave You' - all 40 drafts of it.

— Jonathan Tropper

The thing about our movies is, we write thirty drafts. That's a very detailed script. Which means that if you try to crank it…

— Jay Chandrasekhar

I haven't had trouble with writer's block. I think it's because my process involves writing very badly. My first drafts are filled with lurching,…

— Jennifer Egan

It's always hard, but it's always fun to attack a premise that you think is interesting. It does take a few drafts for sure.

— Victor Levin

I'm constantly at war with myself to quit goofing around, and the internet hasn't helped that any. I've learned that I have to be…

— Diana Abu-Jaber

I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive, and I'm very fast. I tend to not write for a long period of time until I can't not write, and…

— Adam Rapp

I'd really be happy with any team that drafts me. It means they see something in me.

— Ja Morant

Obviously, drafts sometimes are good ones, or bad ones; I think you can get a good, quality player late in the lottery.

— Grant Hill

I don't read anything electronically. I don't write electronically, either - except e-mails to my family and friends. I write in longhand. I have…

— John Irving

I number my drafts, and by the time a book is done, I'll have 75 or 80 drafts of some sections.

— Jennifer Egan

I have to re-write a lot. I couldn't tell you how many drafts I write, but I know I've done at least twenty rewrites…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

With my first book, I was hired to write a draft of the script. I was so young and less confident. They put me…

— Emma Donoghue

Recently a study proved that working from a larger, less cluttered computer screen increases concentration. I could have told them that. And yes, I…

— Stacy Schiff