Shitty First Drafts

Writing is a process that involves a lot of failure. I like to write blog posts, articles, and sometimes poetry. Usually when I commit to sitting down and starting to write something I begin with a process we call 'word vomit.' It's basically a quick version of a shitty first draft. There are scientific studies to support the claim that the longer you think about an idea, and let that idea roll around in your brain while your mind attempt to refine it into logical english, the more creative it becomes. In this chapter Anne Lamott narrates this process for a writer. Allowing yourself to think as many thoughts as possible without inhibition is guaranteed to produce some kind of creativity.