Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts” Comparison
The differences between Lamott and I is that on my first draft, I tend to try to be precise as possible. I look at my essay as if each sentence will be used and I need to make every word count towards what I want to say. I do not like just rambling and “barfing” out my rough draft. I feel this way can get way to messy and lead to an inaccurate paper. I like to take a good amount of time writing my paper, maybe even a day, to get a thorough and complete essay. With that complete, I can cut sentences out and trust that the integrity of my paper still remains. Nothing surprised me with this as I was always told to just let your mind explode on the paper and to clean it up later.
Revision Strategy
My Goals is to add my own experiences to my paper to strengthen my claim. The steps that I will take to accomplish this goal will be to reread my paper and look for spots that need a connection to the reader. When this spot arrases, I will go deep into my memory bank to draw out a solid and strong point that will support my claim. I want to elaborate on my existing thoughts as well to expand my view on the claim. Lastly, word choice will be reexamined to evaluate how effective and vital each sentence is to my paper. I see my biggest challenge will be to incorporate an effective personal experience that will help to add to the overall meaning of my essay. If this challenge is to big to overcome, I will immediately reach out to my peers. Having different sets of minds that think differently will help me cater to a larger audience. Hopefully, my peers will have a different look on my challenge and can help me over come it. No challenge is to big for a writer to solve. Another resource to use would be to speak my essay out-loud. This strategy can help me notice flaws within the language that I use. Doing so will make my paper more clear to the reader.
