Shitty First Draft

Although it was pretty short I found this excerpt helpful. I usually think that great writers just sit down and create perfect pieces without any effort. Clearly this is not the case. I like that now in college we are being taught to remove our filters and just write. This contradicts everything I have been taught in all of my other english classes. My past teachers have always wanted the first draft to be almost perfect, which has made me a timid writer at times. I like that we are now being given the opportunity to write whatever, then condense and correct it several additional times. I think this will improve my writing, because I will be able to correct a draft several times after first writing it. I enjoyed that the author spoke about her personal experiences with writer's block, when she was doing her restaurant reviews. She was easy to relate to because she feared failure just like everyone else but she's also an experienced writer. She convinced me that is process might actually be worth the time, because usually I am a fan of just outlining my paper instead of creating multiple drafts. Combining this style with how I currently write might lead to more creative and interesting work from me. I feel like taking any fear away from writing will allow our voices as authors to come through. I have hope that this method with improve my writing and help me on our upcoming paper.