tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post5798865008590175011..comments2023-10-16T08:24:32.226-06:00Comments on WriterBrained: The truth about first drafts.Jeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224421886252533143noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-73001654015775862142011-02-12T10:00:29.951-07:002011-02-12T10:00:29.951-07:00There is something wonderful about getting through...There is something wonderful about getting through the first draft. I sit back and have this moment of clarity where I realize I've actually completed something. Then I set it aside for a while and come back to it and think, "Wow...I may have completed something but this writing needs a lot of cleaning up lol." And then I spend the next six months revising. At some point, I think I get so nitpicky that I pick at individual sentences for hours.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-16947033315023933712011-02-11T23:02:58.948-07:002011-02-11T23:02:58.948-07:00I love the way you put this. And I am so, so guil...I love the way you put this. And I am so, so guilty of leaving notes. And giving updates, like, "Since the last time I wrote, this is what's been going on in my brain..." It's kind of a mess, but a good mess. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02708904894566620939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-6263677328685636362011-02-11T20:53:21.616-07:002011-02-11T20:53:21.616-07:00Ditto to Luanne.
I like how the inside of your he...Ditto to Luanne.<br /><br />I like how the inside of your head is a beach.Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662385948349346338.post-80813149862400719992011-02-11T20:31:52.241-07:002011-02-11T20:31:52.241-07:00My favorite part of this post is the fact that I k...My favorite part of this post is the fact that I know who A and T are. :)Luanne Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13413661934051233112noreply@blogger.com