Writing a first draft can be mind wrecking and time consuming especially when you are trying to please your intended audience. When writing our metacognitive process we want to be able to control our capabilities with the learning process and that the time spent and the writing process is effective. Metacognitive writing is making sure you are achieving your goals especially when writing your first draft and being aware of the topic and your thought process. My experience with reflective writing is to be able to go back and reflect on my thought process and how equipped I am when writing my thought on paper and then going back to reflect on my writing was nerve wrecking. I want my paper to be perfect for the audience and my experience when writing my first draft is bad for me. After reading “My Shitty First Draft,” I learned that my paper does not have to be perfect at the first attempt and that I am not alone when when reflecting on my writing. According to Anne Lamott in “Shitty First Draft” the first draft is more about the process then the writing piece. I like that she states “The first draft is the child’s draft, where you let it all pour out and let it romp all over the place, knowing that no one is going see it and you can shape it later”.  That to me was so powerful because I learned to free write, write what I want and then reflect on what I wrote.  She also stated to use the world around you and “Write what you want to read” as I experience this all the time I felt as if Anne Lamott was speaking to me directly.  My writing process was to write and reflect on a metacognitive way, and my thoughts about satisfying the intended audience.  I focused mostly on satisfying the reader without going back and reflecting exactly what I wanted the audience to learn about my discourse community and phrase and focused on how I would introduce it to them. Also my experience in revising and targeting my first draft is flowing a lot better than my first draft.