After a whole week of writing non-stop, I am glad to have some down time before the final push into the last week. Before this class, writing was a difficult process for me as I consider myself a slow writer. Now that I have been on a constant time crunch for the past four to five weeks, I have learned some of the tricks of the trade that enable a person to write with speed. Writing should be a laborious task and consideration should be made with every sentence you write. However, a person is allowed pick up the pace a bit as editing and revising tools will always be there at the end to ensure quality prose.
Another struggle with my writing besides the ability to speed write is the sequencing of my ideas so that they make sense to my audience. I have found that keeping a scratch sheet of paper and a pen or pencil by my side while I am at the computer gives me an opportunity to outline my ideas and figure out how exactly they should be formatted. By doing this, the reader is better accommodated to understanding the thoughts of the writer and how they relate to one another. This process should aid the kinesthetic and visual learners out there in the formation of your premises.
Though I have always found writing under pressure to be easier than most people, I do agree that writing is an activity that needs clear thought and having scratch paper by your side as you write is a good idea.
ReplyDeleteIt's really great that your composition speed has increased during this class! You are right: formatting and outlining the paper before the writing process begins is a good way to keep the paper organized and reduce the risk of jumping all over the place in your writing.
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