Firsts Quote by John Dufresne

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 have to write a first draft with a fountain pen before I type it up as a second.

— Colm Toibin

I've always written by hand. Mostly with a fountain pen, but sometimes with a pencil - especially for corrections.

— Paul Auster

I do a lot of revising on paper. Sometimes I think I should just write longhand - what I type reads very different once…

— Sara Shepard

The problem is once you've written the opening paragraph and worked out how the rest of the story will go in your head, there's…

— Colm Toibin

I've always equated the writing process with editing, sort of like when I get through editing the movie, that's like my last draft of…

— Quentin Tarantino

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

As a writer, I know that - you write a first draft and then put it in a drawer. The longer I can put…

— Malcolm Gladwell

I write in longhand and assemble lots of notes, and then I try to collate them into a coherent chronology. It's like groping along…

— Joyce Carol Oates

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

— Clifford Geertz

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

Usually, the way I write is to sit down at a typewriter after that year or so of what passes for thinking, and I…

— Edward Albee