This will tell you why first drafts stink and why that's a good thing.
Beth - that Ira Glass post was so terrific I sent it to both of my kids. Thanks for linking to it
PS: Anninyn - James is just being James; most first drafts are pants or we'd never write second drafts. And third drafts and stuff. The only difference is that some writers do the drafts in sequence and some - like James, perhaps - tend to clean up as they go.
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