I had 27 drafts to two of my story's. That's 54 drafts of about 2000 words each, making 108,000 words. 108,000 carefully chosen words.
And guess what? Every single draft has been DELETED. EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT I SPENT HOURS, DAYS, WEKS WRITING HAS BEEN WIPED OFF THIS PLANET AND I CANT EVER GET THEM BACK.
That's 108,000 words that nobody will ever get to read. 108,000 moments that they will miss. 108,000 words that will be lost forever.
I want to punch someone.