Dehna Rezaei - Shitty First Drafts

            The path to college is one of the most writing intensive paths I have ever been on. The amount of college and scholarship applications that involve essays are numerous. It requires all effort and skill that anyone may have to prove to the reader that they are the top choice. Early on I learned that the best way to write essays was to bullshit my first rough draft and follow exactly what Anne Lamott wrote about, “Just let this childlike part of you channel whatever voices and visions come through and onto the page”. I have learned that the worst kind of writer’s block comes with stress and sometimes writing a “child’s draft” is the most reasonable solution. Reading about how no author ever comes up with a perfect piece the first, second or even third time around was relieving. It should be expected that a masterpiece takes time, effort and multiple attempts.