Art Quote by Carolyn See

I like revising much, much better than getting down a first draft. The first draft is just getting the pieces to the puzzle. Then…

— Judy Blume

I love revising. If you demystify the process, it comes down to four strategies: what can I do to make the draft better; what…

— Wally Lamb

I'm a passionate believer in revision, and a lot of my writing gets done during revision process. It isn't just tweaking: I tend to…

— John Jeremiah Sullivan

I don't like re-writing very much. The fourth and the fifth draft - that's too much like work. There's not much inspiration about it,…

— Scott Turow

With writing, there are multiple drafts. On stage, there is one take. I do a lot of preparation for shows, so, for the most…

— Henry Rollins

Writing a first draft is like groping one's way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke whose punchline…

— Ted Solotaroff

When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with.…

— Len Wein

What I love about drafts is the experimental nature of them. The draft is what you know about writing a poem running up against…

— Cornelius Eady

But revision is a creative act, not merely an analytical imposition of rules of style on a more creative first draft. That's a myth…

— K. M. Soehnlein

Revision is not the end of the creative process, but a new beginning. It's a chance not just to clean up and edit, but…

— John Dufresne

I think a lot of the dull parts of first drafts come from a kind of over-managing, intrusive writer who wants to direct traffic.…

— Meg Wolitzer

I do a nice sloppy first draft like everybody else. And then just work at it and work at it and groom it. I…

— Diablo Cody