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Please don't share your first draft with people. There's a reason it's called Beta reading and not Alpha Reading. (self.keepwriting)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Writing is work. It takes drafts upon drafts to get it right.

[–] CaspianXI 0 points 1 year ago

Absolutely. Your first draft is like hewing a large block of stone and drawing it out of the ground. Of course it’s ugly… that’s why we edit.