First drafts - Austin Kleon
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First drafts - Austin Kleon
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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But just because it’s a first draft doesn’t mean it can’t be the seed of something valuable.
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When we begin making things, we must give ourselves permission to make terrible things. Miserable, rotten, no-good things. Things that make us wonder if we’ll ever make something good.
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Now, practically even better news than that of short assignments is the idea of shitty first drafts. All good writers write them. This is how they end up with good second drafts and terrific third drafts.