Weak 3, Response 2

"Shitty First Drafts"

Lamott’s straight-forward, zero beat-around-the-bush writing style in “Shitty First Drafts” really helps drive her point home. This writing style works to get her point through because it sounds casual, almost like an everyday conversation, something anybody can relate to. She also used humor which seems to always help draw readers into what they’re reading. What’s persuasive about it is that she gives a real-life example of her own about writing the food reviews for California magazine. If a professional writer has these frustrations, it’s easier to accept that it’s okay to experience them as a beginning writer. I agree with her argument that just getting words down on a piece of paper is the best way to start a piece. I personally always struggle about how to start- how to make what I’m saying sound immediately like publication material. This usually ends up mucking up the paper because my main point gets bogged down by all the nonsense I was using to try to make it sound good. I agree with Lamott in that letting the words roll out without trying to make a masterpiece of them will eventually uncover a genius phrase or idea that can ultimately lead to a solid paper.