--- title: "17 Second Draft Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Second Draft quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Second Draft sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/stephen-king-13_firsts_formula-second-draft-first-draft-minus-1_1116537.jpg" --- > [Formula: Second Draft = First Draft minus 10%.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/formula-second-draft-first-draft-minus-10/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/stephen-king-13_firsts_formula-second-draft-first-draft-minus-1_1116537.jpg) > [“I am hard at work on the second draft ... Second draft is really a misnomer as there are a gazillion revisions,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/libba-bray/i-am-hard-at-work-on-the-second-draft-second-draft-is-really-a/) [Libba Bray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/libba-bray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d54/libba-bray-259_authors_i-am-hard-at-work-on-the-second-draft-se_1993683.png) > [The second draft is on yellow paper, that's when I work on characterizations. The third is pink, I work on story motivations.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-susann/the-second-draft-is-on-yellow-paper-that-s-when-i-work-on/) [Jacqueline Susann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-susann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/jacqueline-susann-19050_blue_the-second-draft-is-on-yellow-paper-that_1109748.jpg) > [“Get your story written, you always have the second and third draft to fix things like tense, 1st vs 3rd person, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andromeda-edison/get-your-story-written-you-always-have-the-second-and-third-draft-to/) [Andromeda Edison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andromeda-edison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad4/andromeda-edison-219294_writer_get-your-story-written-you-always-have-t_551395.jpg) > [“Now think of life in the same terms. Start over when you have to. Make a second draft. Or a third. Embrace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-klise/now-think-of-life-in-the-same-terms-start-over-when-you-have-to-make/) [Kate Klise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-klise/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aae/kate-klise-20844_life_now-think-of-life-in-the-same-terms-star_2022076.png) > [Write with abandon and no constraints for first draft. Cut brutally and save in separate files on second draft. Add conflict; don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francesca-lia-block/write-with-abandon-and-no-constraints-for-first-draft-cut-brutally/) [Francesca Lia Block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francesca-lia-block/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/francesca-lia-block-1363_abandon_write-with-abandon-and-no-constraints-fo_412891.jpg) > [First, you need to write the script, re-work on lots of things. First draft, second draft, once the final script is ready…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonu-sood/first-you-need-to-write-the-script-re-work-on-lots-of-things-first/) [Sonu Sood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonu-sood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/sonu-sood-5797_draft_first-you-need-to-write-the-script-re-wo_2157634.jpg) > [I think I got spoiled and that writing a short story and getting it published, or writing a novel and getting it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sayles/i-think-i-got-spoiled-and-that-writing-a-short-story-and-getting-it/) [John Sayles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sayles/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/john-sayles-12623_firsts_i-think-i-got-spoiled-and-that-writing-a_109806.png) > [During my second draft pass on my last book I made 20,000 words happen in a week, which is practically supernatural for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laini-taylor/during-my-second-draft-pass-on-my-last-book-i-made-20-000-words/) [Laini Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laini-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a2/laini-taylor-258_book_during-my-second-draft-pass-on-my-last-b_1424871.png) > [“Gaiman wrote the first draft in fountain pen, in several five-hundred-page, leather-bound sketchbooks that he purchased in a close-out sale. "I really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-wagner/gaiman-wrote-the-first-draft-in-fountain-pen-in-several-five-hundred/) [Hank Wagner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hank-wagner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/hank-wagner-92377_books_gaiman-wrote-the-first-draft-in-fountain_3075722.jpg) > [I don't think you think of your audience as much as you think, when you're revising, how it holds together. I mean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-see/i-don-t-think-you-think-of-your-audience-as-much-as-you-think-when/) [Carolyn See](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-see/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/carolyn-see-31441_art_i-don-t-think-you-think-of-your-audience_3235211.jpg) > [“Your job during or just after the first draft is to decide what something or somethings yours is about. Your job in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/your-job-during-or-just-after-the-first-draft-is-to-decide-what/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/stephen-king-13_big-changes_your-job-during-or-just-after-the-first_1658938.jpg) > [I start my process hand written, and then I dump it in. It's like you're getting a second draft 'cause when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-way/i-start-my-process-hand-written-and-then-i-dump-it-in-it-s-like-you/) [Gerard Way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-way/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/gerard-way-1061_advice_i-start-my-process-hand-written-and-then_753401.jpg) > [It can take years. With the first draft, I just write everything. With the second draft, it becomes so depressing for me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/it-can-take-years-with-the-first-draft-i-just-write-everything-with/) [David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d5/david-sedaris-333_depressing_it-can-take-years-with-the-first-draft-i_2466912.jpg) > [Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something-anything-down on paper. A friend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/almost-all-good-writing-begins-with-terrible-first-efforts-you-need-2/) [Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/anne-lamott-188_checks_almost-all-good-writing-begins-with-terr_172488.jpg) > [It's one of the things writing students don't understand. They write a first draft and are quite disappointed, or often should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-hardwick/it-s-one-of-the-things-writing-students-don-t-understand-they-write-a/) [Elizabeth Hardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-hardwick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eac/elizabeth-hardwick-10519_disappointed_it-s-one-of-the-things-writing-students_1771100.jpg) > [“First draft: let it run. Turn all the knobs up to 11. Second draft: hell. Cut it down and cut it into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/first-draft-let-it-run-turn-all-the-knobs-up-to-11-second-draft-hell/) [Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/terry-pratchett-19_blow_first-draft-let-it-run-turn-all-the-knob_1465053.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/second-draft/#itemlist", "name": "Second Draft Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Formula: Second Draft = First Draft minus 10%.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen King" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/formula-second-draft-first-draft-minus-10/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/stephen-king-13_firsts_formula-second-draft-first-draft-minus-1_1116537.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/stephen-king-13_firsts_formula-second-draft-first-draft-minus-1_1116537.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57c/stephen-king-13_firsts_formula-second-draft-first-draft-minus-1_1116537.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Formula: Second Draft = First Draft minus 10%.” — Stephen King", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I am hard at work on the second draft ... 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Computers give you an ongoing, ever-improving first draft.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Hank Wagner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hank-wagner/gaiman-wrote-the-first-draft-in-fountain-pen-in-several-five-hundred/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/hank-wagner-92377_books_gaiman-wrote-the-first-draft-in-fountain_3075722.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/hank-wagner-92377_books_gaiman-wrote-the-first-draft-in-fountain_3075722.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/hank-wagner-92377_books_gaiman-wrote-the-first-draft-in-fountain_3075722.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Gaiman wrote the first draft in fountain pen, in several five-hundred-page, leather-bound sketchbooks that…” — Hank Wagner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think you think of your audience as much as you think, when you're revising, how it holds together. I mean I think the first draft is art, and the second draft, third, fourth draft is craft. Putting it together so that it has a good pattern.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Carolyn See" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-see/i-don-t-think-you-think-of-your-audience-as-much-as-you-think-when/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/carolyn-see-31441_art_i-don-t-think-you-think-of-your-audience_3235211.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/carolyn-see-31441_art_i-don-t-think-you-think-of-your-audience_3235211.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2da/carolyn-see-31441_art_i-don-t-think-you-think-of-your-audience_3235211.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think you think of your audience as much as you think, when you're revising, how it holds together…” — Carolyn See", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Your job during or just after the first draft is to decide what something or somethings yours is about. Your job in the second draft— one of them, anyway—is to make that something even more clear. This may necessitate some big changes and revisions. The benefits to you and your reader will be clearer focus and a more unified story. It hardly ever fails.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephen King" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/your-job-during-or-just-after-the-first-draft-is-to-decide-what/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/stephen-king-13_big-changes_your-job-during-or-just-after-the-first_1658938.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/stephen-king-13_big-changes_your-job-during-or-just-after-the-first_1658938.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/stephen-king-13_big-changes_your-job-during-or-just-after-the-first_1658938.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Your job during or just after the first draft is to decide what something or somethings yours is about. 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