As I finish reading "Shitty First Drafts"
by Anne Lamott I realize how important writing a shitty first draft really is.
I have always felt that I had to write my best from the very beginning of a
writing assignment or paper. Felling like from the moment my fingers hit the keyboard
or my pencil hitting the paper, all I have ever thought is this paper has to be
"perfect." Of course their is always room for improvement, but now
reading this article I finally feel like I can let my creativity run and set
my mind free. I can actually have verbal throw up and just write what I fell
without having to feel like my first draft has to be perfection. Instead of
getting writers block and staring at my computer or piece of paper with a blank
and unpleasant look on my face, I can actually enjoy writing more with knowing
it is ok to write a bad first draft.
Lamott says in her article that "very few writers know what they
are doing until they've done it." I love this line because everyone has
their own "it". And that "it" is discovered when their
first draft is done and their 2nd and 3rd drafts are complete. After completing
the steps the writer can then define that "it" as their final piece
of writing that they are satisfied and happy with. Lamott talks about her
process of writing and that even the most successful writers don’t just sit
down and start writing. Most writers have a “shitty first draft.”
You have to start somewhere when writing, and a good start is to just
write whatever “visions” and “voices” come through to you, as Lamott says. I
loved this article and am going to take this one to heart as I continue to write
in this class. I feel like I will find myself writing a lot better and become more creative if I just let go and write from my soul.
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