Lamott’s way of describing the draft process predominantly focuses on the process, rather than the product. She even compares the draft writing to a child’s writing to paint a picture of how nonsensical and disorganized the draft often is. While I do agree that the first draft should be messy, I would have great difficulty taking the degree of disorganization that Lammot describes and turning it into something comprehensive. My first draft is definitely not perfect, but I usually try to keep it organized and structured so that I’m not trying to build a building out of a misshapen pile of bricks and mortar. I prefer to view my drafts as a building that’s under construction. It isn’t finished, but it isn’t so far removed from being a building that you have to start over from scratch and are only able to salvage some of the bricks. For me, the draft is about seventy percent about the process and thirty percent about the product. A good portion of the process is just getting words on paper, but I like to have at least an idea of what I want the finished product to look like by the time I’m done with the draft.