There’s a famous two-decade-old Paris Review interview with Haruki Murakami in which he, one of the world’s most celebrated ...

Drafting gives you the opportunity to select more precise vocabulary and shape your writing more effectively. The first draft of a story or article will often be a little ‘rough’ in shape.

Her writing process begins with an outlines ... You’re just so engrossed in the book." Once the first draft is done, which can take "weeks and weeks," she makes corrections by hand.

Drafting gives you the opportunity to select more precise vocabulary and shape your writing more effectively. The first draft of a story or article will often be a little ‘rough’ in shape.