Well I would just like to start off by saying that this chapter from Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird was very relatable. I cannot count the number of times I have written a “shitty” first draft. Even this response right now is the third draft of my original work. It is very rare that after planning out what I want to write that I don’t end up writing more than one draft. There is always something else that you can do to make your writing better. Despite the fact that Lamott expresses her jealousy of Muriel Spark, even going as far as to say that God can’t stand her, I think the message that she is trying to portray to her audience is that nobody is a perfect writer. I would go as far as to say that nobody is perfect at anything besides being themselves. There is a lot that can be taken away from this chapter, but overall Lamott just makes me, and probably everyone else, feel a little less self-conscious about their writing skills. Instead of just putting the reader in her shoes, she does as fantastic job of making her audience feel like they belong; and that is something very few authors can do.
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