Shitty First Drafts

What is it about the process of writing the first draft, or a "shitty first draft," that is so difficult to do? A quote that resonates with me is " A friend of mine says that the first draft is the down draft -- you just get it down. The second draft is the up draft -- you fix it up. You try to say what you have to say more accurately. And the third draft is the dental draft, where you check every tooth, to see if it's loose or cramped or decayed, or even, God help us, healthy."

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  1. UnknownJanuary 14, 2018 at 12:11 PM

    "A friend of mine says that the first draft is the down draft -- you just get it down. The second draft is the up draft -- you fix it up. You try to say what you have to say more accurately. And the third draft is the dental draft, where you check every tooth, to see if it's loose or cramped or decayed, or even, God help us, healthy." I find this quote very interesting because it shows that there is no possible way that someone can create a well-cited, thought-provoking literary work on the first attempt. Like this quote indicates, there are many drafts involved in the creation of a decent literary work

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