The Research Is The Easiest. The Outline Is The Most Fun. The First Draft Is The Hardest, Because Every Word Of The Outline Has To Be Fleshed Out. The Rewrite Is Very Satisfying. - SearchQuotes

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The research is the easiest. The outline is the most fun. The first draft is the hardest, because every word of the outline has to be fleshed out. The rewrite is very satisfying.

Ken Follett

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