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Draft Quotes

First draft: let it run. Turn all the knobs up to 11. Second draft: hell. Cut it down and cut it into shape. Third draft: comb its nose and blow its hair. I usually find that most of the book will have handed itself to me on that first draft Picture Quote #1

When I’m writing, I don’t put faces on the characters. When I finish the first draft of the script, I start visualizing, and sometimes then I think about one actor Picture Quote #1

I don’t fiddle or edit or change while I’m going through that first draft Picture Quote #1

I generally write a first draft that’s pretty lean. Just get the story down Picture Quote #1

Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It’s one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period Picture Quote #1

Thank you... fantasy football draft, for letting me know that even in my fantasies, I am bad at sports Picture Quote #1

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I do a first draft as passionately and as quickly as I can. I believe a story is valid only when it’s immediate and passionate, when it dances out of your subconscious. If you interfere in any way, you destroy it Picture Quote #1

Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles Picture Quote #1

I oppose registration for the draft... because I believe the security of freedom can best be achieved by security through freedom Picture Quote #1

This beer is good for you. This is draft beer. Stick with the beer. Let’s go and beat this guy up and come back and drink some more beer Picture Quote #1

When I finish a first draft, it’s always just as much of a mess as it’s always been. I still make the same mistakes every time Picture Quote #1

I don’t write easily or rapidly. My first draft usually has only a few elements worth keeping. I have to find what those are and build from them and throw out what doesn’t work, or what simply is not alive Picture Quote #1

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I always do my draft in long hand because even the ink is part of the flow Picture Quote #1

I am an obsessive rewriter, doing one draft and then another and another, usually five. In a way, I have nothing to say, but a great deal to add Picture Quote #1

Getting the first draft finished is like pushing a peanut with your nose across a very dirty floor Picture Quote #1

Write with abandon and no constraints for first draft. Cut brutally and save in separate files on second draft. Add conflict; don’t be afraid to make your characters suffer. Read what you love. Write what you love. Love Picture Quote #1

People who go on to be writers are those who can forgive themselves the horror of the first draft Picture Quote #1

January 8 has been a lucky day for me. I have started all my books on that day, and all of them have been well received by the readers. I write eight to ten hours a day until I have a first draft, then I can relax a little. I am very disciplined. I write in silence and solitude. I light a candle to call inspiration and the muses, and I surround myself with pictures of the people I love, dead and alive Picture Quote #1

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In early draft it never satisfied me, and that was when it clicked into place and it went so well as a diary Picture Quote #1

Basically I started to jot notes, lots of faxes back and forth to my writer, we faxed ideas throughout the whole first draft, and started all over again Picture Quote #1

I had written in another draft a completely different kind of fight, but they said they couldn’t afford to shoot it. They needed a fight scene, though, so I was told to put a fight scene in, but not the one I had written Picture Quote #1

The draft is white people sending black people to fight yellow people to protect the country they stole from red people Picture Quote #1

I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which I scribble, sketch and draw ideas Picture Quote #1

To me, what I love about the draft is; first, you see the young men who are realizing their dreams that they’ve worked so hard for. That’s a pretty cool thing. You saw the emotion from some of these guys the other day. and then, the second thing is this total sense of hope and optimism. and, I think that’s great for everybody Picture Quote #1

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After I’ve sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months Picture Quote #1

I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week Picture Quote #1

The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story’s flaws before you invest a lot of time writing the first draft, and it’s almost impossible to get stuck at a difficult chapter, because you’ve already done the work to push through those kinds of blocks Picture Quote #1

The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball Picture Quote #1

You hate to see yourself do one draft of a script and then have somebody else come back in and change what you’ve done Picture Quote #1

Draft day is a hectic day, especially for draftees and, more or less, for management Picture Quote #1

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First draft: let it run. Turn all the knobs up to 11. Second draft: hell. Cut it down and cut it into shape. Third draft: comb its nose and blow its hair. I usually find that most of the book will have handed itself to me on that first draft (Draft Quotes) When I’m writing, I don’t put faces on the characters. When I finish the first draft of the script, I start visualizing, and sometimes then I think about one actor (Draft Quotes) I don’t fiddle or edit or change while I’m going through that first draft (Draft Quotes) I generally write a first draft that’s pretty lean. Just get the story down (Draft Quotes) Writing the last page of the first draft is the most enjoyable moment in writing. It’s one of the most enjoyable moments in life, period (Draft Quotes) Thank you... fantasy football draft, for letting me know that even in my fantasies, I am bad at sports (Draft Quotes) I do a first draft as passionately and as quickly as I can. I believe a story is valid only when it’s immediate and passionate, when it dances out of your subconscious. If you interfere in any way, you destroy it (Draft Quotes) Writing a first draft and reminding myself that I’m simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles (Draft Quotes) I oppose registration for the draft... because I believe the security of freedom can best be achieved by security through freedom (Draft Quotes) This beer is good for you. This is draft beer. Stick with the beer. Let’s go and beat this guy up and come back and drink some more beer (Draft Quotes) When I finish a first draft, it’s always just as much of a mess as it’s always been. I still make the same mistakes every time (Draft Quotes) I don’t write easily or rapidly. My first draft usually has only a few elements worth keeping. I have to find what those are and build from them and throw out what doesn’t work, or what simply is not alive (Draft Quotes) I always do my draft in long hand because even the ink is part of the flow (Draft Quotes) I am an obsessive rewriter, doing one draft and then another and another, usually five. In a way, I have nothing to say, but a great deal to add (Draft Quotes) Getting the first draft finished is like pushing a peanut with your nose across a very dirty floor (Draft Quotes) Write with abandon and no constraints for first draft. Cut brutally and save in separate files on second draft. Add conflict; don’t be afraid to make your characters suffer. Read what you love. Write what you love. Love (Draft Quotes) People who go on to be writers are those who can forgive themselves the horror of the first draft (Draft Quotes) January 8 has been a lucky day for me. I have started all my books on that day, and all of them have been well received by the readers. I write eight to ten hours a day until I have a first draft, then I can relax a little. I am very disciplined. I write in silence and solitude. I light a candle to call inspiration and the muses, and I surround myself with pictures of the people I love, dead and alive (Draft Quotes) In early draft it never satisfied me, and that was when it clicked into place and it went so well as a diary (Draft Quotes) Basically I started to jot notes, lots of faxes back and forth to my writer, we faxed ideas throughout the whole first draft, and started all over again (Draft Quotes) I had written in another draft a completely different kind of fight, but they said they couldn’t afford to shoot it. They needed a fight scene, though, so I was told to put a fight scene in, but not the one I had written (Draft Quotes) The draft is white people sending black people to fight yellow people to protect the country they stole from red people (Draft Quotes) I normally keep a series of draft in a catalogue type of book in which I scribble, sketch and draw ideas (Draft Quotes) To me, what I love about the draft is; first, you see the young men who are realizing their dreams that they’ve worked so hard for. That’s a pretty cool thing. You saw the emotion from some of these guys the other day. and then, the second thing is this total sense of hope and optimism. and, I think that’s great for everybody (Draft Quotes) After I’ve sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months (Draft Quotes) I spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week (Draft Quotes) The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story’s flaws before you invest a lot of time writing the first draft, and it’s almost impossible to get stuck at a difficult chapter, because you’ve already done the work to push through those kinds of blocks (Draft Quotes) The type of athletes we draft still need types of versatility on the defense side of the ball, run the offense. You should still be concerned on the offense side of the ball (Draft Quotes) You hate to see yourself do one draft of a script and then have somebody else come back in and change what you’ve done (Draft Quotes) Draft day is a hectic day, especially for draftees and, more or less, for management (Draft Quotes)

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