First Quote by Will Self

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

First drafts are for learning what your story is about.

— Bernard Malamud

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

— Clifford Geertz

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

— Erica Jong

When a book is in its final stages, I've just got to be home, looking at it seventeen hours a day, and that's fine.…

— Pam Houston

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

Now I rewrite more and more severely, and I take great pleasure in cutting thousands of words out of first drafts; I think that's…

— Ramsey Campbell

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 would advise any beginning writer to write the first drafts as if no one else will ever read them - without a thought…

— Anne Tyler

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 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 groping one's way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke whose punchline…

— Ted Solotaroff