Reflecting on my own writing process, I have found some things that I do well and some things I need to work on. I think that what I do well is analysis and technical writing. Normally, I use correct grammar, structure, imagery, and transitions to make my writing flow well. This also helps to show instead of tell. However, I need to improve my creative writing. This area of my writing is weak, and I do not enjoy it very much.
The process that I use for developing a paper is probably not the best, but it works fine for me. I never do much prewriting. Instead, I spend about thirty minutes just thinking about what I am going to write about. This way, I get my thoughts collected, and I can start writing. When I begin to put the words on the paper, I am very careful about each word I choose because I want to get each sentence right the first time. I think this is one reason my creative writing is restricted since I never just write down my thought flow. However, I have improved on this and get my thoughts onto the page a little better.
I think something that would help me write better is to do more prewriting. If I had a whole page of brainstorming, I would have a lot of information to draw from even if I did not use all of it. With my style of writing, I sometimes end up getting stuck trying to think of where to go next or the perfect wording for a sentence. Prewriting would give me more time to prepare, and a loose outline would guide me through the paper without restricting it to a formula. Something else that I could try is not spending too much time on the first draft. If I first went through the paper quickly without worrying so much about making it just right, then I could get all the information down at first and edit afterword. For my next paper, I should think about trying to integrate these techniques into my process.
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