Blog Post 3

Anne Lamott's "Shitty First Drafts" is something I can relate to on a personal level and I wish I had read it sooner. My inner perfectionist will prohibit me from getting my thoughts out when I write unless they are perfect and I think that really harms my writing in the long run. Writing is something I loved to do when I was younger but when I got to high school I started to develop a dislike for it because writing suddenly became all about one thing, a grade. Since then when I write I almost give myself anxiety trying to have a perfect paper from the start and it takes me much longer to write than if I would just relax and let all my ideas flow out into "a shitty first draft." Reading this text was a reminder that when I write I need to do exactly that, just write, not constantly be trying to correct myself before I even get anything down. I really enjoyed reading Lammot's text mainly because she is super sarcastic which I appreciate but also for the message. Her message reminds me of what my parents use to tell me when I was younger, to just do my best at first and everything will fall into place as it should.