In Ann Lamott’s essay “Shitty First Drafts,” Lamott writes about the ins and outs of being a writer. Lamott is a distinguished author, and the essay “Shitty First Drafts,” is an excerpt from one of her novels “Bird by Bird.” Ann Lamott’s main point in her essay is that all writers have to begin somewhere and somewhere is with a “shitty first draft.” Lamott claims that people have an unrealistic expectation about successful writers. That writing a perfect first draft would be an exception, not a rule. As a rule, almost all writers start with some form of a “shitty first draft.” Writing takes work. Writing is a process, and one cannot expect to write a masterpiece in one sitting. This process begins with the “shitty first draft.” The point