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title: "3 Second Drafts Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Second Drafts quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Second Drafts sayings and thoughts."
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> [Each genre has its own process. I'm very intuitive about poetry. I usually write first and second drafts out by hand. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/achy-obejas/each-genre-has-its-own-process-i-m-very-intuitive-about-poetry-i/)

[Achy Obejas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/achy-obejas/)

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> [ “All good writers write \[terrible first drafts.\] This is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts. .… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/all-good-writers-write-terrible-first-drafts-this-is-how-they-end-up/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [My only writing ritual is to shave my head bald between writing the first and second drafts of a book. If I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/my-only-writing-ritual-is-to-shave-my-head-bald-between-writing-the/)

[Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/)

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