"..and the draft horse you rode in on."

After several failed attempts at writing a book, I'm taking another crack. To give myself a pep talk, I consulted writers and scoured the internet for advice on the first draft and have concluded that to get through the first draft, you just have to keep PULLING THE PLOW. Don't stop and look back at the field until the field is done.
"Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way." - E.L. Doctorow
Agree? Disagree? How you approach a first draft?
Watch the Behind the Scenes video about first drafts, with Stephen King, Anne Lamott and more, here:
https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/behind-the-streams-draft
This is an audio reading of the post "...and the draft horse you rode in on", originally published on June 26, 2024. Additional creative inspirations can be found at that link. https://janeenmccrae.substack.com/p/and-the-draft-horse-you-rode-in-on

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