Circle Quote by Louise Erdrich

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

— Clifford Geertz

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

Writing a first draft is like trying to build a house in a strong wind.

— William Faulkner

Drafting is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge.The closer you get to the end, the more you start to worry about the beginning.

— Anonymous

Just start scribbling. The first draft is never your last draft. Nothing you write is by accident.

— Guy Garvey

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

— Nora Roberts

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

— Erica Jong

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

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 always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write about four…

— Tess Gerritsen

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