I had a student give me a manuscript. He said he had just finished with it and wanted my feedback. Naturally, I was trilled to get this opportunity. The short story was interesting and engaging to say the least.
When I returned the manuscript, I had nothing but wonderful words of encouragement--all genuine. However, when I casually mentioned a bit of revising and editing polish, the student looked at me like my head was growing out of my bum. He assured me that he wrote the story exactly the way he wanted it the first time, so revising was out of the question. He then informed me that he did go through it once to check for typos.
This floored me. I didn't know what to say--which is rare for a big mouth like me. I know some writers (rare as they are) believe the first draft is the best draft and even a check for typos is messing up a masterpiece. However, I believe the real writing doesn't begin until the first draft is completed.
Cheers!
Allan A. Zarbock
www.aazarbock.com
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