Throughout my education I have used most prewriting styles,
usually forced by my educator. Sometimes the education comes in handy. Writing usually comes fairly easy to me, and
generally I excel in my English courses.
When assigned a paper to write, I first brainstorm a subject within the perimeters
that truly makes the paper my own.
Nothing makes writers block worst, than writing a paper I do not relate
to. Once I have a topic I usually free
write, actually I almost always free write.
I free write so much that in order to receive full credit in my English
classes in the past I have free written my paper, and then turned around
created another prewritten format.
Unfortunately free writing is not always guaranteed to carry me to the
end, and I get a case of the writer’s block.
When this happens I begin mapping my paper out. Sometimes the mapping is
chronological, or in other cases just a crutch to pull me out of my temporary
stuck spot. It is better to maintain
progress than to just sit and hope a thought will come to mind and save your
day. Mapping is an indispensable tool
for me, if I am stuck in a certain spot I can jump ahead to another spot on my
map and fill in spots as I go. By the
time I am finished my rough draft usually resembles a big bowl of alphabet soup.
Proper Rearrangement of sentences and double checking for over repetition of
words or ideas sets me up for a quality second draft.
I too have always free written my papers and can relate to getting writers block. Mapping out your first sounds like a good form to use.
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