Monthly Archives: September 2018

Anne Lamot’s style of writing a first draft is to flush out all her thoughts about the subject. This creates a lot of material that she can later expand on or remove. This is vastly different from George Dila’s version … Continue reading →

As agreed by both authors, drafts are a necessity for making a great piece of literature no matter what it is. However, there is a disagreement in terms of what method of using the drafts is the best one. Anne … Continue reading →

Let’s face it, for most people, writer’s block is unavoidable and something that everyone struggles with. As J.K. Rowling once said “The wonderful thing about writing is that there is always a blank page waiting. The terrifying thing about writing … Continue reading →

In “Rethinking the Shitty First Draft”, George Dilla starts with a sentence that has exactly opposite view from Anne Lamott: “I do not write shitty first drafts.” He personally strongly refuses to write shitty first draft and permissions to write … Continue reading →

Anne Lamott and George Dila are both writers yet have different writing methods. Anne Lamott prefers to get all her ideas down on paper whether she thinks she’ll keep it or not. In “Shitty First Drafts” she states how “no … Continue reading →

George Dila’s approach differs greatly from Anne Lamott’s. He finds value in a strong foundation and the first draft represents the “foundation” of a would-be essay or novel. However, Lamott believes that it is better to begin writing by putting … Continue reading →

The first draft is the most important, and arguably the most difficult step when it comes to writing an essay. Since it is such a vital step in the process, writers have come up with numerous ways to tackle it. … Continue reading →

Many writers don’t come up with their stories, poems and papers in one shot, its revised many times before its published. In the article “Rethinking the shitty draft” there are ways two ways in which someone can end up with … Continue reading →

Facing a blank page causes stress for all writers striving for a sense of perfection. However, reality and ones writing can’t ever achieve perfection in my opinion. As a resolve for this allusion of writer’s block, Anne Lamott wrote the … Continue reading →

Both Anne Lamott and George Dila have different approaches when it comes to writing first drafts. Lamott’s’ method mainly consists of not focusing on any writing style or rules but, rather letting the words flow out of you. Thus, leaving … Continue reading →