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Final Draft Quotes

Quotes on finishing the final draft of writing projects.

Writers describe living inside a story until the last page is done, capturing what it feels like to complete a Book after months of work. Others recall missed political deadlines or a sharp-eyed young editor trimming a family project.

It's 2010. I'm forty-three years old. I've just turned in the final draft of what will be my third novel when I decide I want a tattoo. Maybe it's a middle-age thing. Or maybe now that my kids are nearly...

Quotes by Therese Fowler

The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.

Quotes by Matt Lauer

We kept my middle schooler home from school for three days before we turned in our final draft because she was so mean and so brutal at editing out all the cheesy bits. She would roll her eyes and make...

Quotes by Margaret Stohl

No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few more sheets out of your inkjet cartridge.

Quotes by Lynn Abbey

Book Quotes

In the five months I wrote the final draft of 'The Association of Small Bombs,' I never fell out of the book. The world was real to me: plausible and powerful.

Quotes by Karan Mahajan

Not until the final draft do I force myself to remember that I'm going to have to think about how it will affect other people.

Quotes by Anne Tyler

When you have a performer as talented as Bill Murray or as Harold, that can write as well as they can perform, you can do a final draft on the set if you think of it that way.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of final drafts do these quotes describe?
They range from novelists completing manuscripts to a country's constitution and even a middle schooler's heavily edited school assignment.
Do any quotes mention how long a final draft takes?
Yes, one author describes spending five months writing a final draft and staying fully absorbed in the story's world the whole time.
Is missing a deadline for a final draft a common theme?
It comes up once, referencing negotiators who failed to meet a Deadline for finishing a constitution draft.
Who does the tough editing in these quotes?
In one quote, a parent's middle-school-aged child does the toughest Editing, cutting cheesy lines before the family's draft was finished.
Are these quotes only about fiction writing?
No, they also touch nonfiction and political writing, showing that reaching a final draft matters far beyond just novels or a Book.

Whether it's a novel, a national Constitution, or a school essay, reaching a final draft means the hardest Editing is finally behind you.