“Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott shows that to be effective you have to go through trial and error. This approach to writing shows that you must get your ideas out onto paper in order to have an idea on how you’ll construct your essay for future drafts. Therefore, your first draft will be shitty and you’ll be able to make it better as you continue to your final. George Dila’s “Rethinking Shitty First Drafts” contests Lamott by stating that “I do not write shitty first drafts.” Dila believes that revising as he writes works best for him because he does not like writing anything shitty. This approach allows you to revise your piece as you continue to write.
The process that Dila uses is mainly my approach to writing. Through this process I’m able to check for any mistakes and maybe re-write some sentences. I agree with how Lamott pours it all out because having a specific idea to use in your writing is not always easy. I would say my writing process has a bit of both approaches, revising as I go and trying not to sound too shitty.
I like the modest goal you set for yourself in that last sentence!