Address Lamott’s audience, purpose, and writing style/tone

Review the following web pages and come prepared to briefly discuss.

The Writing Process

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/invention_starting_the_writing_process.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Prewriting

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/the_writing_process/prewriting/index.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Refer back to Lamott’s essay, “Shitty First Drafts” and address the following questions:

  1. Address Lamott’s audience, purpose, and writing style/tone? Who is she writing this for, what is her purpose with this essay, and what style/tone does she use and why?
  2. Lamott explains her writing process. List what her process looks like. Now compare and contrast Lamott’s process to your process (3+ sentences).
  3. As a writer, what can you learn from Lamott’s essay (3+ sentences)