Reposting so others will know the real author of this quote, and also to remind myself to just write the effing rough draft and stop trying to edit or criticize during this furious and vulnerable process. How many amazing stories die in the initial phase because we start wringing our hands too soon?
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Shannon Hale
“I'm writing a first draft and reminding myself that I'm simply shoveling sand into a box so that later I can build castles.”
This was probably my most viral tweet. I've seen it pop up in a lot of quote aggregators, sometimes attributed to a wonderful but definitely not-me filmmaker.
This was probably my most viral tweet. I've seen it pop up in a lot of quote aggregators, sometimes attributed to a wonderful but definitely not-me filmmaker.
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