When thinking back to my first draft of my memoir, or any first draft in general, I never thought of it having a “healthy” status. When I write my first drafts I look at it as a way of getting my ideas down on paper, and my first draft lets me organize my thoughts. What I feel that is different about my firsts drafts that is different from a typical first draft is that I generally write mine in the old fashioned way, with a pen and a piece of paper. It isn’t necessarily entire sentences either, many times my ideas will be sketched in the margin and many sentences are added in as afterthoughts. So, when asked whether I think my first drafts are healthy or not I honestly believe that I can’t answer. I suppose when considering the list that we made on the board in class last week I would have to say that my first drafts are “unhealthy” in a way. Although “unhealthy” my first drafts work for me and I think that is the most important part of my own personal process.
My writing is similar to yours in the way that every time I begin a draft I scribble down ideas and there are hardly any complete thoughts or sentences. I like starting a draft that way because at that time and/or moment you can get down everything that comes to mind. Complete thoughts and correct grammar can come later. It’s nice to hear that someone else works in the way I do.
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