For this week’s blog, I read Anne Lamott’s Shitty First Drafts. Perhaps the most relatable quote I have ever heard about writing came from the article when Lamott says “‘It’s not like you don’t have a choice, because you do– you can either type or kill yourself.'” 
I can relate to this quote, as well as the meme, because I can recall many long, tiring, and brutal evenings/mornings staying up to finish what appears to be a hopeless paper instead of getting some much deserved Z’s. And it’s not until 2am that I begin to realize what the main point of this article is: It’s the first draft, it’s supposed to be shitty. You are not trying to hit a home run with your first draft, that’s the reason why you’ll be running on coffee or energy drinks the next day. In the first draft, you are supposed to get all your thoughts and reasonings down just so you can get a good idea of where you want to go with your writing. It’s a way to alleviate all your stress about the topic and just let the words flow, you can leave the nitpicking for the second and third drafts. My favorite part of the article was when she said all authors struggle through the same problem. For me when I’m writing, it’d be enjoyable to think about great authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien or Mark Twain sitting in their bed at 2am with their Doritos questioning their life choices just as I do on those lonely nights.
