On her article title "Shitty first drafts", Ms. Anne Lamott grants us
with a realistic view of the writing world, especially when she says:
“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts.” (Par.10)
Reflecting on her words, I find myself
along the same lines. As a new member of this world wide communtiy of
free writers, I can identify every single characteristic mentioned by
Anne. I especially appreciate that she included examples of her daily
struggles in her writing.
At this time, I cannot think of anyone
who sits in front of their computer or in front of a piece of paper and
just writes. It is nearly impossible to not make a mistake and have a
rough copy of what it is intended to be the final text.
As the author of Bird by bird
says, “All good writers write them” (Par. 1) when referring to drafts.
That is why I strongly believe that to be an excellent writer, mistakes
and shitty drafts are needed, not only because of the brainstorming of
ideas that later become a well written paper, but because as human
beings, we usually learn from our errors.
At the end, it is not only about putting
words together that sound correctly, but it is about the mere act of
writing, which produces some sort of mental satisfaction. That sensation
when our feelings are being expressed as words and different emotions
in one sentence, is definitely magical. I know it may sound unrealistic,
but the truth is that writing is all about emotions, communication and,
most importantly, feeling through words.
Taking the above into consideration, I
ask myself: What would have happened to human kind without writing?
Where can I find the inspiration needed to start the shitty draft? Do
people who write only for payment feel the same as I do when they are
about to start a paper?
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