tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post5477838177608447709..comments2023-10-31T16:18:44.958+00:00Comments on The Writers' Guild of Great Britain blog: Writing by committeejula meadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18102148211279032637noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-86456597746247075392009-06-19T20:51:38.643+01:002009-06-19T20:51:38.643+01:00I'd go along with that. There is something abo...I'd go along with that. There is something about the third draft, when everything gels and you still have the freshness of the first draft, but the pacing is better and the structure is tighter. I almost always use the third draft as a writing sample, rather than the production draft. <br /><br />Edel BrosnanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7371477.post-84289305180608826932009-06-09T10:45:23.902+01:002009-06-09T10:45:23.902+01:00From early in my career I recall a quote from one ...From early in my career I recall a quote from one of the industry's veterans, to the effect that "everything after the third draft is damage".Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.com