My Writing Process

My Writing Process

1. What type(s) of writers do you consider yourself to be?
• I consider myself to be a Sequential Composer because I tend to spend a lot of time on every aspect of writing. I tend to take a while to write because I revise paragraph after paragraph. This also exemplifies that I'm a sequential composer because they also revise profusely like I do.
2. Does your writing process use several of the above approaches? If so, which ones?
• I would say that my writing process utilizes the Heavy Planners because I plan a lot in advance prior to writing.
• I also use the Heavy Reviser approach because I focus on editing my work for a substantial amount of time. 
• Due to these two approaches, I would have to conclude that I am mainly a Sequential Composer because they spend equal amounts of time planning as they do revising. This is similar to the method I use for writing. Also, they revise every paragraph little by little to make it perfect.

  

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3. Does your writing process seem to be successful? What are the strengths and weaknesses to your approach?
• At times my writing process is successful, but sometimes it is not.
• The strengths of my writing approach is that it seemingly makes sense because I spend a lot of time editing. Also, there is always clear topics sentences because they are very thought out.
• The weaknesses of my writing are that it is very time consuming and stressful. By spending more time trying to nit pick every error, I make myself more stressed because I feel like it is not good enough.
4. Do you think it might be beneficial for you to try a different approach? Why or why not?
• Yes, it might be beneficial for me to try a new approach because I sometimes spend too much time on a single paragraph of a paper.

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Reflection

Michaela Webb's blog post reminded me of myself in the sense that it is hard for me write without being passionate about the subject. This poses a major issue for writing because not every assignment can be base on my interests

I liked how she mentioned that changing her perspective on the topics of the assignments can assist her. It is a good idea because writing an essay in a positive mindset can help one write the essay more easily.

For me, my essays would lack depth if I could not fall in love with the assignment. However, I have learned that you are sometimes able to incorporate yourself into assignments without the general topic of the assignment being interesting. For example, if it is something about love, I will relate to me and my boyfriend.

 Finding a thread of interest helps me stay engaged in my writing.

Lauren Wright-Land blog post reminded me of how I used to be. I used to procrastinate to do essays the night before they were due and be up until the next morning. 

This is super unhealthy, and I was able to overcome my procrastination. I realize that I was only able to end my procrastination by keeping my schedule busy. By hanging out with my boyfriend at night and working out early in the morning, I was able to prioritize my essay. I learned to focus on the task at hand before the last minute. 

Procrastination is very detiorating to me because I tend to get very anxious at the last minute. Not procrastinating is beneficial to me now and Lauren's post made me realize the big change I made last year.