First draft blues:" He tested the stick and glanced at the set handbrake. With his feet he felt the accelerator, the brake, the clutch. Backwards, but otherwise just the same, and comforting in a solid, mechanical way. It even smelled right, oil, petrol, lubricated warm metal, and the polished windshield seemed transparent in the night’s silver flood.J. Gunnar Grey
About This Quote
More than anything else, the first draft is a crucible for a writer. The writer cannot see the finished product, only the first draft. This means that many writers get discouraged when they look at their early work. They feel inadequate, unable to produce the quality they are looking for.
However, this is not the case. The beauty of writing is in the process of getting it done, not the end result.
Source: Deal With The Devil, Part One
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