From what Lamott has to say, is writing a first draft more about the product or the process? Do you agree in regard to your own first drafts? Explain. 

When writing the first draft, Lamott believes that the process is more important than the product. She goes on to say, “You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something — anything — down on paper.” It’s all a part of the process and I completely agree with what she’s saying. In regard to my own first drafts, I believe I share a lot of the same ideas and thought processes as Lamott, I agree that sometimes all you need is a new day to reset your brain, and I also agree with how when your writing, it’s okay to just write, not all your thoughts have to be organized, and that it’s better just to get it down on paper as soon as it pops up in your brain. You can always delete something, but you sometimes can’t go back into your brain and try and pull out a past thought. Lamott also says “Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts.” For me, I don’t go into great detail in my first drafts, and my final draft always ends up cleaner, and more organized. It’s a process. In Lamott’s piece, “Shitty First Drafts,” she is spot on, and I agree with her as it’s all about starting somewhere than going on from there and letting your brain fall onto the paper.