POST 5

Lamott writes up a very interesting view on writing; she believes that the first draft is the trigger which starts a stimulating paper.  I would have to agree with her, in her article she explains that the first draft is the best place to just let loose and spew the mucus from your brainshell onto the plate of human knowledge.  Her idea is that in writing your first draft you have already made the necessary steps to be practically done with the paper.  Not so literally, but you have enough content to cut things, edit and adjust to make a finished product.  After you finish the rough draft it becomes easy to finish your paper.  After looking at the writing found on wikipedia I would have to say Lamott has a very good point.  No one on wikipedia would just write up something and put it in an article without first considering someone's opinion whether it be the opinion of the community in which he is writing about or a friend.  Her point of first drafts being a crucial part of writing a good article seems like a valid one to me.