1. Anne Lammot's "Shitty First Drafts" I was wondering what goes through my head when I write a first draft. I assume that writers what they write was good, similar to me when I write equally as shitty first drafts. Writing a good essay isn't easy, it takes a few tries. I guess to write a not so shitty final draft you have to start with a shitty first draft. Most first drafts I usually write are usually completely changed by the time I finish them. Lammot's viewpoint was interesting and right on the money. It can be tough to get your thoughts out sometime.
2. When I write I try to make it as close to the final draft as possible. I don't like revising my work because then I feel like my original work wasn't good enough. Which I know is not necessarily the case, editing is used to make the essay better. When I write I try to think of my ideas as I'm writing, at least for the first draft, which can make the work somewhat disorganized. If I am confident on the topic I will write much faster and better but if I am writing about something I do not feel comfortable with I will write short, shitty sentences and paragraph that repeat the same point for the most part. On these essays where I don't know what I'm talking about I tend to need the most editing, not surprisingly. Writing can be enjoyable to me if I know the topic because it feeds my ego when I feel smart for knowing things about whatever I'm writing. In these essays my writing process is really easy. On essays where I stumble through with little established content then I just finish writing the shitty draft and have somebody else look at it and brutalize it then give it back to me and I'll try to make it look not so shitty.
3. My writing style is losing your virginity. At first it's very uncomfortable and awkward but as I write more it gets better and enjoyable for everybody involved.
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