Shitty First Draft

When it comes to grant writing, people often assume I sit down, carefully craft perfect sentences, and churn out polished applications in one go. Spoiler alert: I don't. But you can steal my process.

OK so I know Brene Brown wasn’t talking about grant writing when she talked about the Shitty First Draft. But the concept for me remains the same, it’s about getting everything you can out of your head (and documents) and putting them down into reality.

Before diving into my process, here is caveat one: it might not be the right approach for everyone, b…