In Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts”, Lamott explores the frustrations of writing a first draft. Within the text she goes throughout the process of writing a first draft. Lamott explains the difficulties writers go through when they are writing their first drafts. Lamott depicts the emotions of the writers during the process of their first drafts. The writer experiences a wide range of emotions spanning from anxiety to aggression. These emotions show how the first drafts of papers are an important foundation to novels and text. Lamott explains that first drafts are essential in the writing process. Without a first draft there could never be a final draft, and Lamott highlights this through her descriptions of the writing processes. This process can relate to everyday life. The first step in doing anything is by starting somewhere. From that point you can shape and polish your work, the hardest part is trying to put something down on paper. Many writers are often intimidated by the first draft, because they are scared of not being able to meet expectations. Lamott also explains that even successful writers have shitty drafts. This can parallel everyday life in the way that no matter how successful an individual is, that person has started from a not so glorious place.
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