Rough Drafts Quotes

13 quotes by 12 authors

Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for example, can be… — Harlan Coben
Because your goal is a complete rough draft of a novel, and every rough draft, by being complete, is perfect. — Jane Smiley
News is only the first rough draft of history. — Alan Barth
The first rough draft of history. — Ben Bradlee
I work sometimes from outlines, which are immediately abandoned. Sometimes, when I'm trying to find the characters, I'll sketch things out a bit. Sometimes, outlines… — Paul Rudnick
Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history. We can and do make a difference… — Marie Colvin
Sure God created man before woman, but then again you always make a rough draft before creating the final masterpiece. — Robert Bloch
It's my belief that you should never show your work to anyone in the publishing world until it shines like a diamond. Rough drafts don't… — Patrick Rothfuss
There's pressure to come up with something genius every time. I feel like I keep letting myself down with my Twitter posts. I have to… — Ari Graynor
Snooki is a bestselling author? Huh? What? I don't know if I should dumb down my book, shoot myself or find a publisher who'll settle… — Geoffrey Hill
My mom was sarcastic about men. She would tell me Adam was the rough draft and Eve was the final product. She was a feminist… — Daphne Zuniga
But it isnâ€™t a rough draft either. The one I turned in several months ago was rough. There were some bad plot holes, some logical… — Patrick Rothfuss
Why was man created before woman? Because you always need a rough draft before the final copy.â€ â€“ Chloe Traeger — Jill Shalvis

Who Wrote These Rough Drafts Quotes

12 authors contributed a total of 13 Rough Drafts Quotes as follows: