"I write first on a typewriter and then revise on a computer. My first draft is usually a mess. Sometimes I become so discouraged that I want to pitch it rather than rewrite it. I usually let my first draft sit for at least three weeks before I come back to it. If I let it sit, then I can see my mistakes more easily. I may do several rewrites before I can sit back and say, 'Not bad'. Never become discouraged or give up because your first draft is a mess. Work hard to revise it, even if you have to do it many, many times! Good writers are hard workers!"