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Writer Wednesday: How Detailed is Your First Draft

Authors, how detailed is your first draft? ~I know the brand name on those space suits. ~My world maps are done in pencil. ~Isn’t that the point of the fifth edit? ~Details? I’ve spent two hours on this sentence. Art-by B Biggers

Willy Martinez
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Authors, how detailed is your first draft?

~I know the brand name on those space suits.

~My world maps are done in pencil.

~Isn’t that the point of the fifth edit?

~Details? I’ve spent two hours on this sentence.

Art-by B Biggers

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