Draft Quote by William Targ Download Open image “There is no such thing as a publishable first draft.” — William Targ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Draft Firsts Publishable Publishable Draft Thing Thing Publishable Writer
It is better to write a bad first draft than to write no first draft at all. — Will Shetterly Copy Share Image
You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Never be satisfied with a first draft. In fact, never be satisfied with your own stuff at all, until you're certain it's as good… — Rose Tremain Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Publishing is the final step in making a book; if I was afraid to publish one, I wouldn't write it in the first place. — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
You write that first draft really to see how it's going to come out. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Writing the first draft of a new story is incredibly difficult for me. I will happily do revisions, because once I can see the… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
The novel is never really in the first draft. The novel really happens in the revisions. — Tama Janowitz Copy Share Image
Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist. — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
A writer must have all the confidence in the world when writing the first draft and none whatsoever when editing subsequent drafts. — T. Davis Bunn Copy Share Image
The trouble with the publishing business is that too many people who have half a mind to write a book do so. — William Targ Copy Share Image
Editors seek out the first novels with the seductiveness of Don Juans; the pleasure of discovery is one of the obvious reasons. — William Targ Copy Share Image
Is there any excitement to compare with the opening of a fresh parcel of books? — William Targ Copy Share Image
A lot of young guys coming up in this league, they're given the spotlight right away, depending on draft stature or whatever the case… — DeSean Jackson Copy Share Image
A draft doesn't produce the people we need to satisfy our real manpower shortage. We need specialists to keep our jets flying. — Patricia Schroeder Copy Share Image
The first draft is usually junk. You have to work on it seven to eight times. — Ravi Subramanian Copy Share Image
That would just mean so much to be to be thought of as the best player in the draft. — Nick Bosa Copy Share Image
I read and write but my ideas don't go beyond the first draft. When they will, I will make it into a film probably. — Antara Mali Copy Share Image
I still wake up thinking about draft choices we should have made that would have impacted the franchise for a long time, but I… — Theo Epstein Copy Share Image
The first draft of 'Ex Machina' is extremely different than the finished film. That would be like 10% of the original draft stayed into… — Alex Garland Copy Share Image
At the combine and at my workouts, I tried to be the perfect player. I tried to promote my strengths and conceal my weaknesses,… — Alex Smith Copy Share Image
There are some writers who are done when they finish a draft because they've thought it through beforehand. Whereas I'll finish a first draft… — Heidi Julavits Copy Share Image
With my first book, I was hired to write a draft of the script. I was so young and less confident. They put me… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
From watching the draft and following the NFL closely, anything can happen in the draft. But to me, it's not where I get drafted… — Saquon Barkley Copy Share Image
