Deathly Drafts, by Catriona

 Craft: How rough or polished are your first drafts?Do you dare show us?

Dare doesn't feel like the right word. I wouldn't show anyone - anyone! - the first draft I'm pounding out right now: not my nearest and dearest; not my agent; not my editor; not Stephen King if he phoned up and asked. Actually that last bit might be a lie. I probably would.

But, in general, I don't talk about or show anyone anything until the first draft is done, in case they say something about it and that deflates the tre...