Anne Lamont uses saracasm and humor in her article, "Shitty First Drafts" to get the point across that first drafts don't always have to make that much sense. She insists they should be jumbled full of whatever we want and whatever comes out in the thought process. I understand where she's coming from with this and I'd say I agree with her about 25%.
While I agree first drafts should never be perfect, they should be to the point where you as the writer think you've done a great job conveying the message. Often times, if a first draft is asked for, then that must mean someone will be looking over what you've written and if they don't understand hardly anything you wrote, then how can they help you better your paper? There at least has to be that effort put into a first draft where you as the author feels happy with it, and can reach out to others to make sure they agree with what you wrote. I know for example there are always times I get stuck on word choice, where the word I want to use is on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't figure it out, and someone who peer reviews my paper helps me how and suggests a different word to use.
I usually put the most effort into my first draft because it's the entirety of my paper, and I'm not going to waste someone's time reading something that's hard for them to understand in the first place.
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