Reflective Essay On Procrastination

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In the first draft of this essay, I had a basic outline of my topic. The essay served as more of a “how-to” than a creative non-fiction piece. I was simply giving people tips on how to avoid procrastination. For my second draft of this essay, I tried to create more of a creative non-fiction piece. Therefore, I wrote two other pieces of writing that described my experiences with procrastination. One piece, was about how I gave into procrastination. The other piece was about how I avoided it and was proud of what I accomplished. However, I didn’t feel that the three separate pieces of writing fit into one essay. I was switching between first and second person, the times of the scenes were different, and the pieces of writing did not fit together to create a cohesive story. For my third draft of the essay, I decided integrate elements of my three pieces of writing into the story about how I avoided procrastination. I did so by describing scenes where I was about to procrastinate, but overcame the temptation. By consolidating my pieces of writing into one story, the essay was cohesive. Also, the essay was more of a creative non-fiction piece. For my fourth and final draft, I added more imagery, metaphors, and dialogue to make the story more interesting and realistic. …show more content…

It included where I am from, where I live, what grade I am in, and my hobbies. When revising, I added more information on my background, schooling, hobbies, and goals. I including some information on how I developed my passions through school and my personal life. However, I did not include why I was writing the blog. I revised the biography again by saying I found a way to manage my schoolwork, hobbies, and passion through trial and error. I was writing this blog to share some of my negative and positive

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