My
writing process isn’t really a process; it’s more like chaos in my head. When
reading Natasha Ribble’s writing process, she and I are very similar; we both
seem to overthink things and are not strong writers. I wouldn’t call myself a procrastinator
though, but because I tend to overthink assignments take longer than they
should. Writing has always been a weakness of mine and I don’t like be weak or to
lose, so usually I try to turn them into challenges. Natasha mentioned how her
biggest problem is getting started. I’m
the same, I’ll pick a topic and research and get good information and then I’m
stumped and that’s where a lot of my time is wasted.
I
wish it was easier for me to write papers and essays; one way I’m planning to
improve this is actually using an outline or the app that Brooklyn Earnheart
mentioned in her writing process blog. This app, Mind Map Diagram, looks to be
very beneficial to me. Even without the app, Brooklyn seems very relaxed with
how to write a paper while, I’m stressing about future papers already. I also
am going to try and use the steps listed in our book; prepare, explore my
reading, plan and organize, draft, and review and revise. I feel like I prepare and explore pretty
well, but I start struggling when it comes to planning and organizing my
thoughts; which is odd because I am a planner and an organized person, there’s
always room for improvement. I realize
that when I am intimidated about something, it is a weakness that I have either
consciously or subconsciously and I hope that this class will help me with
this.
Sarah, Thank you for being honest about your struggle to get started. I also stress out about future writing mainly because I wait so long to get started in the first place or because it takes so long for me to organize my thoughts before I can actually start. Regardless of how your feeling about your process, I think that you are a great writer and should be proud of yourself! Cheerio!
ReplyDeleteSarah, writing is a process for all of us, even the most experienced journalists and novelists. When you get to the decision-making stage (after you've gathered all of your research and information), it might help to remember that you don't have to include all of that information in this particular paper. You can save some of it for future writing. Keep up the hard work!
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