Kaelen: The Writing Process

Writing can be time consuming and each author must be passionate in their piece. Vetter explains, “The truth is that writing is a blood sport […] which is why those who are any good at it look older than their contemporaries, snap at children on the street, live alone.” Becoming a good writer takes persistence and patience. As an individual

We all have a choice when writing to not complete the task. But is it really going to kill us? We build up this wall and have all of these excuses because we are scared of failing. I believe it’s the end of the world when I’m writing. My palms become sweaty; I look for all types of excuses to procrastinate. After reading this article, I have learned that I’m not by alone. Feeling this way is normal and I can learn to be a better writer. I will take some of Anne’s suggestions and try to quiet the voices in my head. I will begin to write down my ideas as they pop into my head because no one will see all of my rough drafts. This will allow me to take the time to review my work with a clear

Understand that writing is not like mathematics. You won’t be able to sit down, figure the problem out, and move on with your day. It is a process that can take days and even weeks to complete (depending on the class and the assignment). Most importantly, allow yourself plenty of time to spend on writing your paper. Keep track of when it’s due, and begin as early as you possibly can. The more breaks you take, the less likely it is that you will miss a mistake and the better your paper will be. Tackling writer’s block is a skill that is also worth your time and effort. Telling yourself that you still have a week to do it (and ultimately not taking the time to work through your writer’s block) will result in last minute cramming and probably

After many years of writing essays for school assignments, I remember catching myself being stuck before writing wondering how to start the essay or what other details to include. Until now is when I know that it’s called Writer’s Block. Funny how before starting and during the journal I experienced writer’s block. When I experience writer’s block, I tend to pause for a couple of seconds or a few minutes to gather myself by taking a deep breath and concentrating without straining myself to think harder. Also, if I’m home and experiencing writer’s block, I’ll grab a snack or something to drink in order for me to at least get up walk a couple of step to get my blood flowing. While I walk I can also think about ideas for the essay, usually it

I typically only experience writer’s block when I do not have knowledge in regards to the topic that is given to me. Before I begin writing for an essay, I extensively research the topic before starting beginning. There are also some times when I experience writer’s block when continuing my draft. For this, I usually do not continue writing. Instead, I research more into the topic until I am confident enough. Writing usually does not come easily and effortlessly for me as I research to make sure that the explanations are well-written, thoroughly explained, and supported with evidence or quotes. I usually have about two drafts before producing my final draft. My writing stages are similar to Lamott’s stages in that my first draft is writing

Writers block is a chronic condition plaguing many writers today. This is a serious problem in the writing community but I will attempt to shed some light on things and help someone today.

The big island is the largest island in Hawaii. On the east side of the big island is a small town called Hilo. Farther east of Hilo is Hawaiian Home Lands, a small neighborhood called Keaukaha. That’s where I’m from. During my childhood, I have lived there for many years. What I loved the most about my home in Keaukaha is the fact that the yard was huge. The houses in the neighborhood were far apart from each other, so everyone had their own space and privacy. My family and I had numerous types of plants in the backyard such as breadfruit, lychee, mango, guava, mountain apple, and many more. We also had a variety of flowers growing, but my favorite flower that we had grown is the puakinikini. Whenever they were ready my family and

As soon as I threw out all of the standards I’ve branded into my mind over the past decade of my writing career, surprisingly, I am able to think clearer than ever, making writers block a manageable disadvantage. This leads me to believe that writers block is the reason behind my trouble of writing a paper. It would never be an issue if I knew how to write better than a 12th grader. Writers block is known to affect almost all writers at one point in time or another. My research paper will focus on what is the reasons behind writers block, and how it can be managed.

Nobody wants to come across as a fool, but if you are too preoccupied with the idea that you won’t do well enough for other people, you can miss opportunities to express yourself through quality writing. “The cure for writer's block” is explained as the silencing your critical opinions at first, while you develop your ideas and at least get them out on paper. A common way to do that is to write as much as you can about your chosen topic for three minutes without editing as you go. This forces your brain to fully develop your ideas and form new ones, rather that getting stressed about the final outcome. If you are able to recognize that your constant criticizing can block your thought processes, you can form your writing one step at a time and avoid writer's block all

The first thing I do when having writer's block is to go into my computer room and shut the door blocking out all distractions. I start off by using the blind writing technique. I write as much as possible to get the words flowing. Most of the time what I have written is not what I keep, but it helps get me started. Sometimes I need to step away from the computer after reading the directions. I get frustrated and it causes the writer's block to get worse. When I come back to the computer I can start writing idea's down.

I have struggled with writer's block with often. In the past, I've learned to take breaks while writing to help alleviate symptoms of writers block; however, during the semester I have learned to carry a pad of paper with me so that I can write down idea's while they are fresh in my mind. Writing down my thoughts has helped me avoid writers block because I have a list of thoughts about the subject before I have even started writing. When I struggle less to write it improves my essay's by decreasing my stress, this can be seen in my writing. I was afflicted with writer's block while trying to write both my compare and contrast essay and my description essay, this caused me a lot of stress and caused my essay to suffer. On the other hand, when I wrote my classify and divide essay I did not have to deal with writer's block. As a result the stress level was greatly decreased and the improvement is substantial.

"Take your writing seriously" this rule I think is common for people to struggle to do. If the writing is too long or you have to much free time it's hard to take serious after a couple of try's. This can affect your writing a lot because when it's not taking seriously you tend to write anything making your ideas all over the place. Not also that but to take your writing serous you can also start to write more instead of writing once in a while. This is something I don't do and I see it for example before when I was In high school I didn’t write as much. Know that I started all over aging it's hard for me to concentrate when I need ideas or to express myself while writing. One of the teacher that I and in high school would always say this she

"How long have we been here?" The voice came from the shadows, startling Kiwayo back to the dark world around her.

Now, I found out really quickly that my writing process wasn’t so quick and dry and to the point. I seem to do a lot of writing here and then getting a new idea, so I would run with it for awhile and then switch gears again. Lets just say sometimes I ended up with pages of basically notes. It become more of a puzzle and picking out a section here and there trying to piece it together. I ended up with a completed paper that I was not exactly sold if it was an actually persuasive paper. But I literally thought that it was my first paper and I just was hoping it was not going to get to shredded.

You may want to consider getting a writing buddy, preferably someone who also writes. They can keep a check on you and ensure that you meet deadlines. You can exchange work and give each other much needed feedback.