In the article "Shitty First Drafts" by Anne Lamott, I find relief in knowing that others have the same trouble I do when starting out newspapers articles/columns. Being a photojournalism major, I often have to write detailed story captions to go with photos. In the past I've also had to write articles. In the past I just sit there and look at my notes FULL of captions but have no ideas bursting out of me to start an amazing hook lead, or no witty-catchy ending to wrap things up.
While this article is meant to help us with the thought for our other papers, I'm glad I was able to feel more solid with my other forms of writing as well. I really enjoyed this article because the writer, Lamott, was talking to us on a personal level--letting us in on her most fearful moments in her career.
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