Shitty First Drafts

     Recently, I read an article by Anne Lamott caled "Shitty Firsts Drafts." At first , I belived that she was talking about essays, but she wasn't I was wrong. She was talking about wrinting as a whole, and how all writers have crappy first drafts. Writers are their own critics, we tear our pieces apart day by day, so we don't need anyone (not friend or family) to tell us when our writing sucks. Up until now I thought that y ability to write was limited to the very journal I wrote this in. Now, I realize that all writers second guess themselves [when they start writing]. All this time I've been second gussing EVERYTHING that I've every written, crying, whining , complaing, and shouting (inwardly). Everyday that I dont write, my day is ruined. Confidence. That's what I need, that, and someone to read my work and saw "WOW!!! that sucks, but I know you can do better." Its funny how the thing you want aren't always what you need. A support system. Whenever I feel like crap, my writing is crap, but when I try to think positve, my writing is worse. I needed help. So I asked the most [brutally] honest boy that I know, and he tells told me exactly what I didn't want to hear. Later, I realzed that actually told me what I needde to hear, but I still didnt like it. So, here I am writing a shitty first draft, and loving every second of it.