Ability Quote by Judy Blume

The bottom line is that I like my first drafts to be blind, unconscious, messy efforts; that's what gets me the best material.

— Jennifer Egan

I've found that my first drafts are not so special. But the more I work on them, the better they get. They are more…

— George Saunders

It is better to write a bad first draft than to write no first draft at all.

— Will Shetterly

We are all continually embarking on first drafts, in every aspect of our lives.

— Jules Feiffer

Yes, the first draft is the key. That's why I put so much energy, focus, and attention on the first draft, because I respect…

— Caridad Svich

The first draft you're pretty much on your own, so I love that. I can let my imagination go wild. I just go crazy.…

— Linda Woolverton

I see myself as a first-draft writer, so when I sit down to write something, the first draft is usually pretty close to the…

— Noah Hawley

“The other six or seven drafts are going to be pure torture. So why not enjoy the first draft, in the hope that your…

— Ray Bradbury

I am a technophile, so there is no such thing as a first draft. The first draft plunges on, and about a quarter of…

— Terry Pratchett

I see myself as a first-draft writer, so when I sit down to write something, the first draft is usually pretty close to the…

— Noah Hawley

“It is better to write a bad first draft than no first draft at all.”

— Will Shetterly

I do a nice sloppy first draft like everybody else. And then just work at it and work at it and groom it. I…

— Diablo Cody