Shitty First Drafts

George’s perspective to writing a first draft is very clear. He wants to invest time into his draft and he has certain goals he wants to achieve. For him, his thoughts are built upon the ones that come before. This means he uses his writings initial opening to construct his next sentence. Therefore, he can’t afford to have “shitty” sentences because in his viewpoint it would hinder his ability to write down the line. Anne, on the other hand, understands that her first draft will lead to another and allow her to get closer to the perfect piece. For her, she needs words on her paper to allow her to pour in more of her thoughts. Anything that she can think of goes on her paper and as her piece progresses, she can refine her thoughts. I would say my writing is more like Anne’s but I would want it to be like George’s. Articulating my thoughts into writing is what I find most difficult and I feel like if I adopted George’s way of writing, I would be able to improve writing that is at a sufficient level to an even higher level. George’s way of writing would also help me develop skills that allow me to diversify my vocabulary from the get-go without having to use external sources.