Tag: draft
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Is The First Draft All That?
A brief discussion on the importance of the first draft and whether or not it should be crafted with precision or as a catch all for potential ideas.
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Writing Something Shitty is The First Step Towards Writing Something kind of Good.
As a writer you should be one of your harshest critics. Taking it easy on yourself will often times lead to you getting too comfortable instead of growing.
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The Problem With “Cinderella Papers”
A brief discussion on the pitfalls of writing “fake first drafts”. Includes some advice from Jillian Grauman concerning how to handle feedback.
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Varying Writing Draft Styles
Lamott and Long have opposing opinions on first drafts; a balanced approach to rejecting or accepting a shitty first draft might work for you.
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First Drafts
I recently read up on Anne Lamott’s Shitty First Drafts from Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life and George Dilla…