Book Quote by Philip Roth

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

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

I write very quickly; I rewrite very slowly. It takes me nearly as long to rewrite a book as it does to get the…

— John Irving

I have to re-write a lot. I couldn't tell you how many drafts I write, but I know I've done at least twenty rewrites…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

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

Most of my early work was done on typewriter. And the only way to iterate drafts was to re-type it.

— Seanan McGuire

When I write a new draft, I don't like to feel I'm tied to any previous version. That's why I don't use a computer…

— Lauren Groff

I do first draft in longhand, which saves a lot of rewriting. I try to get a certain amount done each day. Don't always,…

— Harry Turtledove

In my office in Florida I have, I think, 30 manuscript piles around the room. Some are screenplays or comic books or graphic novels.…

— James Patterson

Everything I write goes through a lot of drafts. A hundred rewrites is not unusual for me to go through - the last fifty…

— David Berman

I'm constantly revising. Once the book is written and typed, I go through the entire draft again.

— Chaim Potok

I try to write everyday. I do that much better over here than when I'm teaching. I always rewrite, usually fairly close-on which is…

— Marilyn Hacker