I am by no means an over achiever when it comes to anything in life. I
always try and usually succeed at doing my best. I have attempted college a number of times in
the past six years since I have been out of high school, and each time has been
a challenge that I failed. I think it
was my third attempt at school that I took an English course online. There was no advice, there were no examples,
and it was less free writing and more specifically assigned topics. After reading through the advice, I wish I
had thought of those things during my previous writing experiences. They not
only make the writing process more fun, but I'm noticing that after finishing a
piece of writing I can go down the list and find myself adding to or taking
away from the piece or sometimes even starting over. It's making it much easier
to self edit instead of going instantly to another person for a second opinion
and feeling self conscious about the rough draft.
I don't know what I can promise you, except this: I'm a real person and I will read and comment on everything you write. If I have advice or questions, I will offer them, hopefully in a helpful way.
ReplyDeleteThe point of this assignment is to get students to think about their own writing process, and you demonstrate here that you've done that.
Honestly before I finally decided to give schooling another try the most writing I did was updating my Facebook status. I've forgotten what its like to create something more meaningful. I tend to think hard then let it flow. I find myself re-reading a few times and usually second guessing myself. Then I take a step back, breathe for a minute, and decide to go with my gut or initial feeling I had about my writing. Though a few tweaks here and there are never a bad thing. Definitely want to do well in this class and appreciate any and all feedback, good or bad.
ReplyDelete"I find myself re-reading a few times and usually second guessing myself. Then I take a step back, breathe for a minute, and decide to go with my gut or initial feeling I had about my writing."
ReplyDeleteSounds like a sensible and workable process.