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As I've mentioned in my mid-term
reflection post, I'm a huge procrastinator when it comes to writing
assignments. So no surprise I'm still no where near being done with my paper, so
I'm going to keep this short....
I
need pressure to get myself to sit down and actually get words out on paper;
likewise, the writing process for me is very short, stressful, frustrating and
last minute. I didn't have a paper at all when we were supposed to turn
one in for some feedback, so I haven't done any revising. I really wish I had
though. I'm going to give a brief description of my frantic writing process.
When reading the literature for a
paper, I like to highlight and take notes on lines that stand out to me. (This
actually bit me in the butt this time though because I didn't know what I was
going to be writing about so I highlighted way too much stuff) The week that a
paper is due, I'll sit down a couple times and try to decide on a topic for my
paper and come up with a thesis. Then the day before it is due I will create a
vague outline of my essay, much like this. Write any and all ideas and fragments that come to me even if they are
unorganized, and don't make much sense. I end up with a jumbled mess of have
coherent ideas and mini paragraphs. After this step is done I usually take a
break from the arduous task of writing (depending on how much time I have left)
and play a little solitaire or do a crossword puzzle for maybe 15 minutes. Then
I elaborate upon my random tidbits, reorganize them into an essay that has a
little more flow and add quotes where they are needed. Once again I will take
another short break, I then print out my paper and read it and revise it as
best I can. Sometimes I will have my dad or a friend look at it. After this sad
excuse of a revision process I fix what I noted on the paper copy, make sure it
meets the requirements and turn it in.
I
really need to fix this; I think over summer I may force myself to write
everyday about whichever book I am currently reading to try to get over this issue.
Sam,
ReplyDeleteYour mouse is so cute. Ok, on your blog we all procrastinate a little. I like your honesty. It was very hard to take notes when you are not sure what you are going to write. Writing a lot does help with the writing flow, and it helps relieve the writers block a lot of us suffer from. I think this was the easiest paper we were assigned to write about. Thank you for your blog.
Look at all this gold you sat down and typed out about the fact you have trouble writing. If you can write this you shouldn't have any trouble with your essay. Good luck.
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