A Collection of (Very Important) Scribbles

Whether you’re writing in longhand, on a laptop, or on a typewriter (*cough* hipster *cough*), there’s an incredible and vastly underrated power in simply putting words on a blank page. You can create anything, flesh out any idea you want, have absolutely no limits on where you can go… Hell, the creation of the United States of America would have been an impossible venture if not for a fancy quill, some high-quality parchment, and John Adams’s super fancy signature.

So what could be more inspiring for a writer than a peek into the raw origins of legendary tales, characters and ideas? Here’s a short post showcasing the best in first drafts and scribbled notes, all of which have been churned out by a diverse array of iconic creators:

Toni Morrison, Beloved