Reflection Paper On My Writing Process

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Almost Perfect Writing Process My writing process has been the same since my sixth grade English class in middle school. Mrs. Powers was the one that taught me a great process to use on all the papers I write. This process has helped me through numerous papers, on demand prompts, and speeches. The process does have its faults and I am slowly finding ways to tweak the writing process. My writing process has been the same since sixth grade, but with my new English class I have learned to tweak it. To start off with, I always make an outline before I write any sort of paper. This is where I can get all of my thoughts out on paper and hopefully get an idea to officially write a draft based on the outline. In my opinion, this is the most important part of my writing process. The way I set my draft up is in roman numerals and lower case …show more content…

From the readings that we have done recently I have been shocked by what a professional writer and I have in common. I have learned that all first drafts are terrible. I have also learned to not freak out over my first draft. My favorite thing that I have learned in our readings is writer’s block. I always get paranoid when I can’t get a single thought down on paper. These readings have taught me how to cope with it and to not worry about it too much. My most favorite quote from our readings is, “very few writers really know what they are doing until they’ve done it” (Lamott 190). I believe this single quote has helped me more than anything else in my writing. It gives me relief to hear a professional writer to hear this.
Likewise, another quote that I really enjoyed is, “writers must learn to be their own best enemy” (Murray 195). I think I do this really well already. It’s just surprising an author said this in a published piece. I am very harsh and serious about my papers. Sometimes I shouldn’t be, but it comes in handy when I really need some

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