I understand that some people write fast. I'm a technical writer in my "real" world job, and I can work fast, and pretty good first drafts, but there are always issues that need a "clean eyes" review by another party.
When I write my fairy tales, I have gone over them so many times in my mind (and told them to my kids often enough) that they're pretty polished by the time I actually sit down to write them out - but even then, I know they need time and beta readers and revision. I'm a pretty clean writer, but there's always something.
That's why I wonder whether these writers who churn out a book a month or faster simply submit their first drafts - I can't see that kind of productivity being coequal with multiple drafts.
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