First drafts - Austin Kleon
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First drafts - Austin Kleon
- "In fact, the only way I can get anything written at all is to write really, really shitty first drafts."
from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
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Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something— anything—down on paper.
from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott
- Writing tip: The belief that the 1st draft must be good makes working on it an intimidating prospect that often leads to paralysis. So let the 1st draft be junk; it should be purely about getting from start to finish, nothing more. You really write the piece when you rewrite it.
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