George Dila’s approach to a first draft is extremely different from Anne Lamott’s approach to a first draft. Ms.Lamott’s way of writing is by writing down all your thoughts down and create a “shitty first draft” then edit it to make it better. while on the other end of the extreme Mr.Dila’s approach to a first draft is to put your thoughts down and while you are doing that you edit and revise. So he does not believe in shitty first draft instead he believes in having a good first draft.
The approach that best describes my strategy when I am writing my first draft is Ms.Lamott’s approach. Her approach best describes my strategy for writing a first draft because when I begin to write a first draft I pretty much just vomit all of my ideas on to my keyboard. Letting my ideas flow as they come without interruption of worrying about the “perfect” first sentence. Then when i finish writing down my ideas I revise and edit the sentences and add what I need to add for it to be well structured. For me an essay is something that needs and requires a lot of attention and maintenance and the best way to start it is just by starting it and writing whatever ideas come to my mind. Ms.Lamott put best with this metaphor of how she views first drafts “The first draft is the child’s draft, where you let it all pour out and then let it romp all over the place knowing that no one is going to see it and that you can shape it later.” first drafts do not need to be perfect they just need to have the basics and the bases of the essay.
Mr.Dila’s approach to writing a first draft is a good way to start for some people. However to others such as me do not see it as a preferred strategy to write a first draft. Ms.Lamott’s way is better in for me because there is a lot more room for creativity and change if needed. In conclusion there is no right way to write a first draft there is only a preferred method of writing a first draft.