First Drafts are Lousy, and That’s Good

The author of today’s re-blog took 20 years away from writing because of how her first drafts turned out…

But, she did come back :-)

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Julie, with paintings she made while avoiding first drafts

By Julie Cole

Anne Lamott calls it the “the shitty first draft.” Ann Hood prefers the more delicate phrase, “a beautiful mess.” Whatever your chosen label, it’s that first version of your story or essay, the one James Earl Jones is so eloquently narrating in your head (even th...