In "Shitty First Drafts," there was one thing that followed me throughout the entire piece. It was how Anne Lamott write things. Her first drafts would be every little thought that popped into her head. She said that even the most random little thought could be the most amazing thing to include in a piece of writing. Anne said that the random thoughts might never be seen by anyone reading her pieces, but they should be written down so any little detail could be used.
The other part that kind of stuck with me was the restaurant review. Anne would write pages describing the food and the restaurant, but in the end she would tell herself the simple meaning, its just chicken, its just cake. This leads to the meaning of not to forget what you are writing about. Somewhere under all the fancy words, there is a simple topic. When the pretty words are added, and the details continue to grow, that when you must edit to clean out the piece.
