Boring Quote by Donald Miller

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

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

— Anne Tyler

“Writers know all the good reasons for subjecting their work to a sharp trim. Early drafts are notorious for repetition, indirection and overdevelopment of…

— Pamela Erens

“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

You write your first draft with your heart and you re-write with your head. The first key to writing is to write, not to…

— Sean Connery

Writing is so hard.... The first draft writing is so hard that sometimes in the beginning, before the work itself takes over, carrying you…

— Sophy Burnham

I would go so far as to say that I mostly write terrible things. I mean, my first drafts are so appalling.

— Jennifer Egan

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

My first drafts are always terrible, and I hate them, but the process for me is all about writing the bad version until it…

— Jesse Andrews

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

— Nora Roberts

First drafts are for learning what your story is about.

— Bernard Malamud