Drafts Quote by Jeff VanderMeer

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 write first drafts by hand, often out of the house somewhere, and then, when I've got a draft, type it up and let…

— 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

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

— Clifford Geertz

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

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 am a hopeless pantser, so I don't do much outlining. A thought will occur to me, and I'll just throw it into the…

— Marie Lu

You see things that are and think 'Why?' But I dream of things that never were and think 'Why not? That's why you write…

— AnuPam