Add a link to draft posts in your WordPress admin

draft-menu.php

<?php
function add_drafts_to_menu() {

	global $wpdb;
	$author = get_current_user_id();

	// Get total number of draft posts. If more than zero add a sub-menu option

	$all_posts = $wpdb -> get_var( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'draft'" );
	if ( $all_posts > 0 ) {

		add_submenu_page( 'edit.php', '', __( 'All Drafts <span class=\'update-plugins count-' . $all_posts . '\'><span class=\'update-count\'>' . $all_posts . '</span></span>' ), 'edit_posts', esc_url( 'edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=post' ) );

		// Get total number of draft posts for current user. If more than zero add a sub-menu option

		$your_posts = $wpdb -> get_var( "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE post_type = 'post' AND post_status = 'draft' AND post_author=" . $author );
		if ( $your_posts > 0 && $your_posts !== $all_posts ) {
			add_submenu_page( 'edit.php', '', __( 'My Drafts <span class=\'update-plugins count-' . $your_posts . '\'><span class=\'update-count\'>' . $your_posts . '</span></span>' ), 'edit_posts', esc_url( 'edit.php?post_status=draft&post_type=post&author=' . $author . '' ) );
		}
	}
}

add_action( 'admin_menu', 'add_drafts_to_menu' );

Add to your theme's functions.php file to add a direct link to your draft posts to the WordPress menu.

Full details here - https://artiss.blog/2018/09/adding-a-link-to-your-draft-posts-in-the-wordpress-admin/