Quotes About Redrafting

Writing for me is largely about rewriting.

Good writing is essentially rewriting.

All writing is rewriting.

The first draft is usually junk. You have to work on it seven to eight times.

I do a nice sloppy first draft like everybody else. And then just work at it and work at it and groom it. I get input from other people.

The main advantage of books over life is that they can be redrafted and redrafted, whereas life, alas, is always a first draft.