While Anne Lamott suggests writing a “sh*tty” first draft, I struggle with this task. If feels risky. What if I die before I have a chance to revise and remove the pedantic diatribes of my first draft? Will my headstone read “Master of Inkhornism?”
I say, write it all. Password protect. Hope to delete before you die.
Marjorie Witt 19XX to 20XX “She Deleted It All”
WittBits 
Hello from to A to Z. I liken those terrible first drafts to perfecting a piano song. You don’t get it right the first time you play (if the song is worthwhile), but with continued practice, eventually you’ll get there.
I used to worry about terrible first drafts, but then I stopped. I mean, I got the basics of the story out so if I did die, someone would hopefully be able to edit into something similar to what I would have.
~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
Story Dam
Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
I always write a shi..y first draft, and I have a few in the computer and even more handwritten. I feel sorry for the person who finds them, they’re written in my own shorthand. LOL
Nice to meet you via the A to Z!
Happy Monday of A to Z-ing 🙂
Ninga Minion @YolandaRenee from
Defending The Pen
Parallels
Murderous Imaginings
Great fun, this. It gave me a nice chuckle and provided a possible motive for my tendency to revise and cleanup even as I write a rough draft.