First drafts - Austin Kleon
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First drafts - Austin Kleon
The beginning is only a draft. Drafts are imperfect by definition.
Walter Mosley • This Year You Write Your Novel
Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident.
Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time.
Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it’s because it is hard.
it, so will your audience.[18] Reread it. Revise it. Restructure it. Refine the reader experience. Front-load the value. Remove the chapters and sections that don’t apply to your ideal readers. Just remember that your goal at this stage is not to finish a perfect book. The immediate goal is to create something just barely coherent enough for your b
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Putting ideas into words is a severe test. The first words you choose are usually wrong; you have to rewrite sentences over and over to get them exactly right. And your ideas won't just be imprecise, but incomplete too. Half the ideas that end up in an essay will be ones you thought of while you were writing it. Indeed, that's why I write them.