Shitty First Drafts

Hearing such words from someone with a writing profession is astoundingly comforting, that even the best and most eloquent writers face a grueling writer's block. When I find myself writing, it often seems like a race between my brain and my fingers. Whether typing or handwriting, I become overwhelmed with ideas and then indecision and hesitation begin to take over. I agree with Anne in that sometimes just doing something is the first step, even though that something is almost always a shitty first draft. The point of a first draft is not to create a masterpiece, but to spout out any wild ideas you have that can then be tamed into a precise, and well written piece. I really appreciate how blunt Anne is when describing writer's block, or the whole process of wondering exactly how you are going to pull off a good paper or essay. I consider myself a relatively patient person, but there are few things more frustrating to me than staring at a blank screen or page and just wanting to be anywhere else doing anything else. Anne's little humorous inserts made reading this piece enjoyable and I can relate to a lot of the frustrations she feels, and will heed her advice of not being afraid to write shitty first drafts.