Reflection on "Shitty First Drafts"

The first thing that caught my attention is the Title, in my house that word would get you in trouble. So, I was a little apprehensive as to what I might be reading, however once I got into it I enjoyed the reading. The writer has a caustic sense of humor, that makes you feel that she is a down to earth, I-don't-care-what-other-people think type of person. She encourages you to realize that very few people can just sit down and write great stuff, they have to work at it and revise it over and over and over until they get it to the point that they like it. This was a real encouragement to me because I have re-written my work so many times I sometimes feel I will never like it. But the Author here gives us permission to write badly the first time around and allows us to fail a few times before we get it right.