Shitty First Drafts

Review:
It was rather apparent that Anne Lamott's intention in "Shitty First Drafts" was to educate inexperienced writers in the process of writing a paper. Throughout reading this essay I noticed that Lamott pretty much kept saying the same thing through the use of different examples such as her food reviews for the California magazine. A technique worth considering would be to put all thoughts down on paper and continually revising those until the achievement of a masterpiece worth publishing. I disagree with her claim that: "I would eventually let myself trust the process."

My Process:
When I write a paper I tend to sit down and take some time to think about what I actually want to put down on paper. More or less, I create a first draft in my mind so I can proceed with writing a pretty decent first draft which doesn't require too much editing on my part for the the final draft. Usually my editing consists of rewording and rephrasing individual sentences, but the thoughts and main ideas throughout my paper remain the same. Even though I don't completely disagree with Lamott's approach to write a paper, I believe that her technique is more suited for less experienced writers.

Metaphor:
For me, writing is being in a fight. At first it is a struggle and a pain to put the words down on paper. Multiple combinations of words battle each other to earn their place on my paper, but only one will win. Once the fight is over, I am the victor having put down the perfect combination of words and having it gotten over with. The process is exhausting but worth it once completed.