Week 3 Response

I’d say that the title states everything. Everyone who writes has to start somewhere, whether your first draft is a winner or not. Gathering ideas about the topic you are writing about may be easy, but putting it down on paper and organizing the thoughts and ideas to make sense is a task. As she states that all first drafts are terrible, the point is that you need to get what you want on paper, so you can go back and revise what points you are trying to get across to your readers. By the final draft you should have exactly what you want, or what you think you want. By this draft your paper should make complete sense to your readers.

I agree with Lamott on this article in numerous ways. I can relate to the very same instances; not knowing where to begin, getting stuck and so forth. I think that when she states what her friend told her, “the first draft is the down draft- you just get it down. The second draft is the up draft- you fix it up. You try to say what you have to say more accurately. And the third draft is the dental draft, where you check every tooth, to see if its loose or cramped or decayed, or even, God help us, healthy.” Summarizes what process of writing you should know. I also agree when she states that the first draft is a child’s draft, is so true, it’s just about getting the thoughts and ideas out of your head on to paper. Overall I think this sums up why I agree with Lamott.