“Every first draft is perfect,” wrote Jane Smiley, “because all a first draft has to do is exist.” Her words soothe like balm on a writer’s spirit. This simple truth about the process of writing a book is that every author starts with a first draft. Smiley’s words carry the weight of wisdom since her best-selling A Thousand Acres received the Pulitizer Prize for Fiction in… [Read More]
Filed Under: 7-step self-editing, A Thousand Acres, Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, Constance Hale, First draft, Jane Smiley
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