Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Draft” in Bird by Bird
Lamott argues for writers to let go and just write, even if the first draft is “shitty.” These early drafts will give way to more clarity in second and third drafts.
Revision in the Context of Different Drafting Strategies
This article provides an argument for outline-based drafting versus other forms of various rough drafting techniques.
The Writing Habits of Graduate Research Students
This article suggests that mixed strategy approaches to drafting helped graduate student writers.