1. I am not a confident writer, and I have never enjoyed writing for this reason. I doubt my ability to produce good work and this clouds what could be a very efficient writing process. However, by the end of my writing process, I am always satisfied with my final piece.
2. My writing process can be categorized as a heavy planner. First, I write down all of my thoughts and ideas. I believe that the more ideas I can get down on paper from the beginning, the easier it will be to write. Also, if I don’t transfer my ideas to paper I fear I will forget them. Then, I spend a lot of time building the body of my paragraphs by piecing together all of my brainstormed ideas like a puzzle. I fill in the gaps until coherent paragraphs begin to form. My perfectionism makes it hard to finish a piece, so I’m constantly revising it.
3. I always have more ideas than I can actually use in my writing. My writing becomes unorganized and my main point is nowhere to be found. Being able to critically edit my own paper is challenging. I usually come to a dead end and have to seek outside help to get a new perspective. However, a
4. I am always willing to try new things and think this attitude can be applied to my writing process as well. I would like to improve on not being such a heavy reviser. I can change this by thinking about what I want to write before I actually start writing. I will plan in my head and not just on paper.
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Reflection:
This might sound cheesy, but after reading Addie's post I felt relieved that I wasn't the only one whose writing process is messy and confusing. What was more funny is that we both decided that a way to improve our writing process is to become a planner. Now that I know better ways to go about my writing process, and reading other posts, I feel motivated to really think about and improve the way I write.
I was really impressed by Breanna's blog just from initially seeing the artistic background picture. I didn't have anything in common with her writing process, but it was still interesting to hear about a different style of writing. I am going to try and improve my blog by writing with more "spunk" and incorporating a concluding sentence or two at the end. Overall, I love reading other people's blogs and seeing all of their creative ideas.
I also relate a lot to your post, Rachel! I often have way too many ideas that writing becomes overwhelming. What I liked about your process is that you write everything down!! Something I should do, but haven't really practiced in the past, is writing down all my ideas so they don't get lost or confused! Additionally, I really enjoyed the picture you chose, the puzzle, because I feel like I can relate my writing process to it as well. Sometimes, when I write, I feel like there are pieces missing; in other words, I have lost some information or idea during my process. After reading your blog post, I have realized that I should plan more and write everything down in the process!
ReplyDeleteWhile I can relate to the part about revising a lot (as I tend to revise on the fly) I can't really relate to the part about writing all of my ideas down. I tend to just make up what to write on the fly. Also, in the third question you talked about having trouble critically editing your papers, and I would suggest this: Let your paper sit for a couple days (if you have time before it's due, of course) and come back to it when you haven't looked at it in a while. Then, you might notice errors or things you wish you could have added and things you wish you didn't add. Anyway, that's just some advice. You can take it or not take it.
ReplyDeleteWell after reading your post I can really see how different people's styles can be. I really can't relate to any of your style at all besides the flexible part. While I could never change my style completely to be like yours I do think I could take away your idea of writing ideas down before starting the actual process. I occasionally forget to include a major topic when I get carried away with just writing what comes to mind and this could be a solution to that. I don't think I could make myself write down everything like you do, but jotting down the main ideas and keeping them as reminders sounds like a really good idea.
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