The first draft of your story is for you. The final draft is for your reader.

Your first draft is a private conversation with yourself.

It’s you figuring out the story, getting the ideas out, writing without fear of judgment. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to exist on the page.

But the final draft? 

That’s for your reader.

That’s where you shape your chaos into clarity. Where you refine, tighten, and polish so the story resonates with others.

Too many writers get stuck trying to make the first draft perfect. 

But perfection isn’t the goal. The goal is momentum. Get going. Get to the end.

Then revise with your reader in mind.

Because the difference between a writer and a storyteller?

A writer writes for themselves.

A storyteller rewrites for their audience.