Am-writing Quote by Ray Bradbury

“This afternoon, burn down the house. Tomorrow, pour critical water upon the simmering coals. Time enough to think and cut and rewrite tomorrow. But…

— Ray Bradbury

“The purpose of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written.”

— John Dufresne

“Write the draft from your heart!”

— Kathleen Ballantine Watson

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

— Will Shetterly

“The first draft is your “vomit onto the keyboard” draft, wherein your task is to simply keep moving and outrun your doubts.”

— Sean Platt

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

— Jules Feiffer

The first draft is just you telling yourself the story.

— Terry Pratchett

A careful first draft is a failed first draft

— Patricia Hampl

You write that first draft really to see how it's going to come out.

— James A. Michener

“First drafts don’t have to be perfect. They just have to be written.”

— Anonymous

I hate first drafts, and it never gets easier. People always wonder what kind of superhero power they'd like to have. I wanted the…

— Judy Blume

“First draft: let it run. Turn all the knobs up to 11. Second draft: hell. Cut it down and cut it into shape. Third…

— Terry Pratchett