tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post6142216713426579434..comments2023-05-24T04:23:10.811-04:00Comments on Valerie Keiser Norris--A Haphazard Blog: Lousy First DraftsValerie Keiser Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01533318010477830179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-71172850993200925832010-07-14T16:08:16.558-04:002010-07-14T16:08:16.558-04:00It's good that you have first drafts lying aro...It's good that you have first drafts lying around... And you have a few completed manuscripts too! Happy untangling. And anniversary.Carole St-Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941223844222435796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-15695180495738704722010-07-14T12:02:06.276-04:002010-07-14T12:02:06.276-04:00I can't even do a complete first draft. My OCB...I can't even do a complete first draft. My OCB makes me go back to whatever I wrote yesterday and tinker with it before I can write anything new. Happy anniversary!Bob Strothernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8690524484281727874.post-80343616777465676332010-07-08T17:51:54.762-04:002010-07-08T17:51:54.762-04:00I can't even read what I write longhand! All f...I can't even read what I write longhand! All first drafts are lousy, I hear. (But I but yours are way less lousy than mine.) Somebody--can't think who--once said, "I can fix anything once it's written, but before it's on the page there's nothing to fix," or something like that. Sounds right to me. Have fun!Susan M. Boyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10549813433043863815noreply@blogger.com