Surviving First Drafts Quotes

“Because remember, that’s what writers do: they write, and they keep writing. Then they write some more. Even when the terrain is tough and the words seem elusive, they don’t stop. They don’t turn around. They don’t give up.”
― Erica Crouch, Surviving First Drafts: Motivation & Advice for the Art of Writing

“There’s a time in the midst of writing when an evil voice in your head comes out to ruin you. You’ll be clacking away at your keyboard and suddenly… Heeeeeeeeerrrrrrrreeeeeee’s Johnny, ready to obliterate your momentum with doubts and really, incredibly mean thoughts.”
― Erica Crouch, Surviving First Drafts: Motivation & Advice for the Art of Writing

“The moment you start thinking about other people reading your book—what they’ll think of it, what they would want to happen in it, etc.—you’re doomed.”
― Erica Crouch, Surviving First Drafts: Motivation & Advice for the Art of Writing