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  1. The first draft is to make it exist.

  2. The second draft is to make it functional.

  3. The third draft is to make it effective.

Leaving this here for next time I’m halfway through a piece, staring vacantly at the page and slowly losing my grip on reality.

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So what do you do when you’re losing the thread at the end of Draft 1? Do you furiously finish to get to Draft 2? Or do you leave it unfinished and then come back to it later?

Phone a friend. When you try to describe what the problem is to someone else, you usually end up articulating your next steps.

I like this framing a lot. Screenwriter Brooks Elms says writers have to “get it down, get it good, then get it great.” It’s a motivating perspective.

Love that quote! Thanks Kat 😊

  1. The fourth draft is to make it perfect

  2. The fifth draft is to realize it’ll never be perfect

  3. The sixth draft is to go crazy

  4. The seventh draft is to know it’s ok it isn’t perfect

What about the last draft?

And the fourth and final draft is to make it funny

Yes! The draft you write when you realise you've given yourself the ick with your earnestness

This is useful to get another person’s perspective.

The second draft is typically when I consider burning it, but I can see why functionality might be preferred over fire.

It’s a choice.

I’m in the second draft of life..

Writing is rewriting, right?

Love this breakdown!

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I’ve found the perfect person to help create the brand for a new part of my business, and I feel the buzz of possibility.

I spent all day writing my latest post. Like, I literally started writing it today at 10am today and hit ‘publish’ two hours ago. Nothing like the end of the month and an arbitrary publishing goal to make it happen.

Anyway, now it’s too late to join the Friday night plans I had with friends, so I’m just going to curl up in bed and catch up on the 30+ saved posts in my queue. Honestly, ideal.

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