I am still proud of the letter from the editor that I wrote for my college literary magazine. I hadn't read it in a year or more, so when I was transcribing it into the blog last night, I actually found myself being impressed with some of the lines I had written. I know that it is not perfect (because there were lines I wanted to rewrite), but it is a very polished piece.
Although I was inspired to write what I did. The first draft was almost nothing like the final version. The ideas were there. The introductory story was there, but it was way too heavy. Too much description and exposition. I couldn't get to the point because I was getting so bogged down with the details (mainly about trying to describe a perfect day without being long-winded).
It took a lot of editing. A lot of active thinking and tinkering to make that piece into something I enjoyed and respected. I may have been inspired for an idea and a format, but when it comes to the nuts and bolts, it only comes from hard work. There are no perfect first drafts, no matter what anybody says (even me).
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