Why You Should Keep Your Bad Drafts

Your worst writing could inspire your best

Kat Morris
Nov 3 · 3 min read
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Keeping your bad drafts probably sounds insane, but I promise that keeping them could greatly benefit your writing in the future.

We’ve all been there. One day you’re writing something thinking yes, this is the best thing I have ever written!… But then you read it a week later and your face just sinks. It…

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Kat Morris

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Writer, Introvert, Book Addict and Proud Mummy. Writing about writing, parenthood, mental health, poetry and self. Email: kathrynamorris@outlook.com

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