First drafts are supposed to be messy. They’re supposed to be full of holes and phrases that don’t quite work. The words that are in bold because you haven’t created that part of the world yet, or names of people you haven’t thought through.
It’s okay if your first draft doesn’t work. Because your second draft will be a little better. And your third will be better again.
And so on and so on.
Until you reach your final draft.
First Posted in April 2020
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Alex.J.Cobalt 
This is very true. The first draft will always be messy. I like getting it down as quickly as I reasonably can, because once it’s done you’ll get something to edit and revise. 🙂
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Yes, the editing and revising stage is so important – I’ve found I’m happy to accept a messy first draft now I appreciate how much you can change at the editing stage!
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