Draft Quote by David Means

I write first drafts by hand. Never do I open an umbrella inside the house. I don't predict wins or losses. I used to…

— Louise Erdrich

Recently a study proved that working from a larger, less cluttered computer screen increases concentration. I could have told them that. And yes, I…

— Stacy Schiff

I don't write drafts. I write from the beginning to the end, and when it's finished, it's done

— Clifford Geertz

“Whenever I write first drafts, I like to maximize the possibility of f-ups, mistakes, mis-written words, digressions, crazy changes in tone, etc. This is…

— Jeff VanderMeer

I would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought…

— Anne Tyler

You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.

— Erica Jong

I tend to write first drafts that are incredibly cognitive, very rational, very boring. They come off as justification. Like, 'This is my idea…

— Donald Miller

I had written eight drafts of the Lemony Snicket' screenplay when this changing-of-the-guard thing happened, and I said to the new producers, "I don't…

— Daniel Handler

I'm constantly at war with myself to quit goofing around, and the internet hasn't helped that any. I've learned that I have to be…

— Diana Abu-Jaber

I write most of my first drafts on an old manual typewriter, a really old one. It's a big black metal "Woodstock" from about…

— Arthur Bradford

The lion's share of my work is revision, 85%? I revise forever, combing over lines, listening and listening to them in different hours and…

— Samantha Hunt

I was so mad at my agent. I had polished and polished and polished [the play], and he referred to it as a draft.…

— Cynthia Ozick