Comments on: The First Draft: Pure Green Dreck http://lillieammann.com/2006/06/21/the-first-draft-pure-green-dreck/ A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye Tue, 22 May 2012 09:50:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Editing: Turning Dreck into Prose : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor http://lillieammann.com/2006/06/21/the-first-draft-pure-green-dreck/comment-page-1/#comment-162162 Editing: Turning Dreck into Prose : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:51:28 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=13#comment-162162 [...] an earlier post, I talked about writing the first draft … and expecting it to be “pure green [...] [...] an earlier post, I talked about writing the first draft … and expecting it to be “pure green [...]

]]> By: NaNoWriMo: Overcoming First Draft Paralysis : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor http://lillieammann.com/2006/06/21/the-first-draft-pure-green-dreck/comment-page-1/#comment-162161 NaNoWriMo: Overcoming First Draft Paralysis : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:49:12 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=13#comment-162161 [...] of the most valuable lessons I learned early in my writing career is that the first draft is supposed to be “pure green dreck.” The only writers I know of who can write a great first draft are published authors who have written [...] [...] of the most valuable lessons I learned early in my writing career is that the first draft is supposed to be “pure green dreck.” The only writers I know of who can write a great first draft are published authors who have written [...]

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2006/06/21/the-first-draft-pure-green-dreck/comment-page-1/#comment-54963 Lillie Tue, 11 May 2010 05:01:29 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=13#comment-54963 Jason, Yes, freewriting is good. And I, too, love the phrase "pure green dreck." Jason,

Yes, freewriting is good. And I, too, love the phrase “pure green dreck.”

]]> By: Jason@Commercial Carpet Tiles http://lillieammann.com/2006/06/21/the-first-draft-pure-green-dreck/comment-page-1/#comment-54926 Jason@Commercial Carpet Tiles Mon, 10 May 2010 20:32:11 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=13#comment-54926 Very good writing advice. I often get caught up in the details of the grammar and structure before I ever have a nice piece to work on. Every writer should spend more time freewriting I think. Thanks for the reminder and the new phrase. Very good writing advice. I often get caught up in the details of the grammar and structure before I ever have a nice piece to work on.

Every writer should spend more time freewriting I think. Thanks for the reminder and the new phrase.

]]> By: Lillie http://lillieammann.com/2006/06/21/the-first-draft-pure-green-dreck/comment-page-1/#comment-37479 Lillie Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:38:42 +0000 http://lillieammann.com/blog/?p=13#comment-37479 Jack, If you are able to edit as you go and finish a piece, I wouldn't ever tell you to change. Most writers can't do that. I've seen many writers who never get past the first chapter of their novel because they keep polishing it over and over again. If you find yourself polishing and not moving forward, then this post is good advice for you. If you can polish what you've written and continue on to finish the piece, maybe you don't need to change. Jack,

If you are able to edit as you go and finish a piece, I wouldn’t ever tell you to change. Most writers can’t do that. I’ve seen many writers who never get past the first chapter of their novel because they keep polishing it over and over again. If you find yourself polishing and not moving forward, then this post is good advice for you. If you can polish what you’ve written and continue on to finish the piece, maybe you don’t need to change.

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