The draft is comfortable in its folder. It’s in no hurry to leave. And it won’t move on its own.
We may tinker with it for a bit. There may be new words on the page, new notes in the song, or new brush strokes on the painting. We may even congratulate ourselves for half-finished work.
But at the end of the day, hitting publish—sending our work out into the world—is where the real magic happens.