Shitty First Drafts - Sarah Perch

Anne Lamott's Shitty First Drafts painted pictures in my head by her outgoing and unique descriptions. Her realization that a shitty first draft is necessary before any truly beautiful writing can be taken place is something that I have learned throughout my years of writing as well. Maybe not so much to her extent, but I love her concept. Her excerpt has made me realize that it's okay to not take everything, in this case, writing,  so seriously all the time. Many times I push off my drafts and essays until last minute due to the anxiety that they give me. The hook and the closing paragraphs more so than anything else. I used to push out an entire essay in one sitting, usually one thousand words or more - which I've stopped doing by the way. In my sophomore year of high school, I realized that it's a hell of a lot easier to just make bullet points of the main ideas in each paragraph and go from there. More often than not, I rewrite my hook numerous times - I personally think I can't write a decent essay without one, because it normally sets off the tone and gives me ideas on where I want the essay to go. Lamott's even looser idea of shitty first drafts compared to mine is wonderful and it has helped me realize that being perfect is not ideal.