First drafts are always horrible and ugly. Don’t worry about that – it’s the same for everyone. Just remember that the first draft is as bad as the book is ever going to be, and if you keep redrafting, one day you will look at your horrible book and realise (sic) that you’ve turned it into something actually quite beautiful.
– Robin Stevens, author of the Murder Most Unladylike series
I feel like I should put this on the wall over my writing space…