Firsts 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 Firsts
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
I always say there are two things to be successful. The first is decide exactly what you want - set your goals - and… — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
My first ever job after college was as a flight attendant. I wanted to travel and could not afford it, so I decided to… — Jacqueline Winspear Copy Share Image
Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
You sort of can't talk about the post production unless you talk about what comes first. — Paul Greengrass Copy Share Image
I'm a business first and foremost so whatever my business is, it's separate from my personal. It's like whatever I do business wise, it's… — Snoop Dogg Copy Share Image
A man walks down the street. It's a street in a strange world. Maybe it's the third world. Maybe it's his first time around.… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
I did not know that the planning for biological and chemical warfare was so widespread in England, and even in France before France fell.… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
The biggest change for me as a mom was realizing I needed to put someone else before me. Now the hardest part about the… — Kim Alexis Copy Share Image
When I first started, my message was about joy, but I didn't really have the vocabulary and life experience to fully deliver it. — Jason Mraz Copy Share Image
I'm very used to working with first time actors - you can just look back at 'E.T.' with Drew Barrymore, and Christian Bale from… — Steven Spielberg Copy Share Image
I have lifted my plane . . . for perhaps a thousand flights and I have never felt her wheels glide from the Earth… — Beryl Markham Copy Share Image
We need a system that serves our needs, not the needs of others. Remember, under a Trump administration it's called America first. Remember that. — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
