Shitty first draft project 1
Writing my draft for project 1 was not entirely like the way it was described in the article "Shitty first drafts". I felt like I put less effort in making it sound perfect in the first go but I still put a good amount of thought in how I wanted to word things just because that's how I'm used to doing it. In saying that, I did try to spend less time on the structure and focused mostly on getting my thoughts on the paper. Honestly, I don't know how well it worked for me, I'm not too happy with what I have but I also haven't gotten to revising it yet. I think I'll be able to decide how well this worked for me once I have my final draft. Trying to do a "shitty first draft" was basically what I was expecting it to be in the sense that it would take less time to finish but I also expected that the quality of the work I produced would be less stellar. I found it challenging to try to just write without focusing on the wording and all so I wasn't expecting that, it seemed like it wouldn't be hard to do but it's so different from the way I usually write which doesn't involve drafts at all. One thing I definitely had to do was outline what I was going to write about first. I struggled a bit in deciding what I wanted to write about so I feel like that made it more difficult to just write in the manner in which it was explained in "shitty first drafts". I don't really think this method works too well for me but I'm glad I at least tried it out.
I have to agree, writing my first draft was not at all like the way it was described in "Shitty First Drafts". I put far more thought into my draft than the author of "Shitty First Drafts" did as well, doing my best to get a somewhat competent first draft. While it was somewhat faster to make the draft, I personally feel just like you, that my draft was inferior in quality to what I normally would have produced. I agree that I don't think this method is very good for me either. Good post.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your thoughts. The essay was hard to approach with a care-free attitude. It seemed like it was more important to still get the point across while also being free-thinker with this essay. I basically approached my essay the same way you did. I was more focus on getting the point across and so i had a more serious approach with it. Great blog post.
ReplyDeleteI agree. It was hard to be so care free when I've never been used to that before. It was also hard to not worry about structure.
ReplyDeleteHonestly I felt the same way even in school when teachers would ask me to turn in a rough draft I knew that it was already finalized more or less. It was nice to just spew out thoughts on paper but the result is not what I would want to turn in as a college essay but it is true that I like the idea of a true rough draft.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you mean it is very hard to not worry about his one as much as the others. Although since it is the first draft no matter what it can only get better, so the better you start the better it will end . I just wrote how I normally do and hopefully by going in to more detail the other drafts will be a lot better and improve my ability.
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