Attention Quote by Caridad Svich

The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.

— Terry Pratchett

I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the…

— Judy Blume

I see myself as a first-draft writer, so when I sit down to write something, the first draft is usually pretty close to the…

— Noah Hawley

It is better to write a bad first draft than to write no first draft at all.

— Will Shetterly

First drafts are for learning what your story is about.

— Bernard Malamud

I generally write a first draft that's pretty lean. Just get the story down.

— Nora Roberts

I see myself as a first-draft writer, so when I sit down to write something, the first draft is usually pretty close to the…

— Noah Hawley

Maybe other writers have perfect first drafts, but I am not one of them. I always try to get the book as tight as…

— Sarah Dessen

I am a technophile, so there is no such thing as a first draft. The first draft plunges on, and about a quarter of…

— Terry Pratchett

Only in very rare circumstances will you see something cut out of my first drafts. Maybe it's because of the way I write. I'm…

— R. A. Salvatore

Write your first draft with your heart. Rewrite with your head.

— Mike Rich

There are some writers who are done when they finish a draft because they've thought it through beforehand. Whereas I'll finish a first draft…

— Heidi Julavits