Comments on: Let’s Talk about 1st Drafts: A (Hopefully) Gentle Post-Nano Pep Talk

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:31:17 +0000

Thanks, Claudine!

By: claudine

claudine — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:33:22 +0000

Great article, Becky. Thanks! Nice dose of encouraging realism.
Claudine

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:04:34 +0000

Probably because the last thing we finished doing on the previous book was revising & polishing.

By: Susan Taylor Brown

Susan Taylor Brown — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:37:46 +0000

Wonderful post, Becky. It’s so important for us to remember this and for some reason we tend to forget it from book to book.

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:38:25 +0000

Thanks, Stella. It’s sometimes hard to remember when we’re struggling.

By: Stella Michel

Stella Michel — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:12:38 +0000

Great post! First drafts are suppose to stink and the sooner we get over it the better – so I tell myself.

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:46:40 +0000

Especially at the end of the first one, I think. But, yes, there’s something to work with in every pass, I think.

By: Amy G.

Amy G. — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:34:45 +0000

Wonderful post! One of the things I love about writing is that it’s not a performance art — you can revise as much as you want. But you are absolutely right that each draft is valuable, even the terrible ones (although that can be hard for me to remember sometimes).

By: beckylevine

beckylevine — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:41:33 +0000

Hey, you bet. At least that’s my line & I’m sticking to it!

By: P. J. Hoover

P. J. Hoover — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:39:24 +0000

Wait, I recognize my first drafts suck. Does this mean I’m good?