Introduction:
According to the author, Seth Graves, writing is not simply writing an essay for a certain class. The process of writing ultimately takes quite some time, including processes such as “exploring, planning, drafting, and revising”. Over the past five decades, authors have studied on the ways of perfecting their own writing, and they show us how it can help ourselves be able to understand new ideas as we are writing.
Shitty First Drafts:
Lamott begins her argument by stating how in order to be a successful writer, you ultimately need to have crappy drafts prior to your end result. She gives an example of herself when she would be writing something and lays out her process of developing certain ideas.
Freewriting:
Similar to Lamott’s statement, Peter Elbow argues that the best way for people to improve writing is through a process called freewriting. He explains that the idea of simply writing down ideas that pop up in your mind without thinking if it is a logical reason.