Her cardinal truth is that there is no secret to writing well other than sitting down to do it every day she also encourages by noting that even the best writers produce "shitty'' first drafts. Lamott ( Operating Instructions, 1993, etc.) gently explodes the fantasy that writing will solve all of a fledgling author's problems-an ailing bank account, low self-esteem-and at the same time argues that writing "does turn out to be its own reward.''īeginning with her first exposure to the writing life through her father, Lamott introduces some practical points: shaping credible dialogue thinking of a first draft as a Polaroid photograph that slowly develops beneath one's fingers.
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