Shitty First Drafts Repsonse

           I enjoyed how the article gave a different point of view on writing by the author starting any paper with a first draft. When I first starting reading the article, I was thinking how I never wrote drafts for any essays or papers that I had done in high school, but as I read on I realized I might not write drafts like she does in big paragraph bulks but in preparation for this reading response, I wrote down little notes and bullet points that I want to cover. I do this to remember what was said in the article as I read and after reading I use my topic points to build on for my response. I found it interesting when she mentioned the stereotype for authors because that is how I pictured them too, that it came easy to them and they can go on with a story forever, but in retrospect it is compared to how I find writing as pulling teeth, which is interesting cause I don’t particularly like writing and I find it like pulling teeth yet people who write for a living find it the same way.

            I enjoyed how throughout the article the author used personal insight as examples. I feel like this story is a first draft, how the information was a little scattered and written in a linear pattern like as she was writing she thought of more and continued. I especially like the last paragraph because I liked the names she came up with for the drafts and the advice she gives to you just have to start somewhere because I connect that to so many things in life but also in writing. In high school, I would just sit and stare at my blank paper for a while before beginning any essay, but once I started writing, it was easier to focus my thoughts, so I find her quote something useful to remember whenever writing.