Quote

 “The fantasy of the uninitiated.”

Response 

Lamott explains ,how people’s perspective on how a writers work is completely different from the way they really work.

Quote

“sits down routinely feeling wildly enthusiastic and confident. Not one of them writes elegant first drafts.”

Response 

She want to explain to us that writers sometimes have horrible starts to their first drafts. They also have a hard times to get their thoughts going and writing their ideas down.

Quote

“Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts, but you need to start somewhere.”

Response 

She tells us that when writing about something it involves thoughts. Thought is probably a very good factor due to the fact when you’re done writing you may scratch off whatever that you are feeling that doesn’t belong there and also you get to best your writing to your second and third drafts without the stressful studying that everyone go through that terrible first draft.

Quote

“shitty first draft.”

Response 

She is explaining that the first is going to be bad, but it will led to a better out come for your second and third draft.