My Essay: My Writing As A Writer

Writing used to be one of my strengths, but throughout my coursework in this semester, it was challenging to take the first step to approach my first draft. I was always taken a long time to think about the thesis and introduction because I personally felt both were very important for the entire essay in order to attract readers. Merely, I could not make my thesis clear and good as always. Therefore, I would get some inspiration from my friends or tutors, or watched drama and news; this would be my first step to write a first draft. Unlike in High School, we have assigned at least 1200 words essay, and greatly opened my mind to develop a deeper understanding of each topic. For my writing habit, when I first look at the topic, I would think about what professor taught us in class or search some websites for stimulating more inspiration. Especially working on critical response essay or opinion essay, these two types of essays were required to write an argument and to be more thoughtful. It is difficult to identity some controversy topics in my knowledge as an English learner. Although I have always been a thinker and I

Writing an essay can be difficult if a person does not know how or where to begin. I personally believe the first step of writing is to list down ideas about the topic. After

Initially, a writer should do an outline before starting any essay. An outline can help to organize his or her main points in order to build an introduction, body and conclusion. This method of pre writing was something that I had never been exposed to prior to receiving an example outline from Professor Vilceus. By studying the example, I went from zero knowledge about an outline to creating ones that made arranging essay material uncomplicated.

     The first step in your writing process is to just sit and think. If your essay is on an assigned topic, sit and think about what approach you will have to the subject, if it’s possible to take a position on it. If you are allowed to decide on the topic, you can take it in any direction and decide on a purpose. This purpose can be to tell someone how to do something, present information you have collected on your favorite subject, or even entertain the audience who will be reading it. Once who have brainstormed some ideas, examine each

Writing essays have never been easy for me. Describing my thoughts and feelings just don't seem to turn into the right words I want to say. Coming up with a theme and an argument is hard to convey, making the reader see what I'm truly trying to say. The hardest parts of writing essays for me is coming up with the right things to say that correlate to my argument and doing so under a short period of time.

High school was a time when writing assignments began to have more fascinating prompts, but also needed more structure. I drew ideas for my writing from several different sources including my friends and family’s opinions, things on social media, and my own beliefs. All of these diverse sources enhanced my writing and helped me to become more open minded. I always started a paper by organizing my thoughts and ideas by writing down three or four of the main points I wanted to include. From there, I wrote a rather brief outline only consisting of my thesis statement and the opening sentences for each of my body paragraphs. Before starting my first draft, I would look over my short outline, read the assignment once more, and then begin writing. I did not prepare nearly as much as I should have, but I was still able to produce a good first

Most writers and student can find, that the start of any essays comes with many challenges that can be in some cases very intimidating. This challenge has been a conflict for me, but with the collaboration of my previous English teachers changed my writing drastically. Although it is safe to say that no writing is perfect including myself, however, I will still continue to improve my writing process that will help guide myself, writers and other students overcome this challenge. There are many ways to write a proper essay and different stages of the writing process. As well as the few tips that could possibly help you write an enhanced essay.

My old writing methods weren’t bad, but they definitely needed to be improved upon. In past times I would create three circles that listed my three main arguments and start writing immediately. Even though I still use this technique, the thing I have improved on is taking more time during the brainstorming process. It is important to take your time and fully think out what you plan on writing about. Your paper should always be smooth with good transitions all while staying on topic. But this cannot be achieved if you don’t actually plan out the essay. Now before I even begin typing, I brainstorm for at least two or three hours and map out everything in this time period from simple transitions to what my thesis statement should be.This method works the best for me because my sense of voice has improved and I find that once you invest more time in your paper then writing a longer essay won't seem very difficult because you know what you have to say.Giving more thought makes the writing process more organized and easier while still having a better developed paper.

Throughout my writing process, creating an outline was the easiest step for me because I already had my ideas organized in a graphic form, and I did not have to spend much time on correcting mistakes or polishing the small details yet. The most difficult step was coming up with ideas at the beginning and simply starting the writing process. I had a hard time choosing a certain life lesson and formulating a variety of supporting evidence that are specialized for each preview. However, when I allowed my mind to flow by spending less time worrying or stressing about meeting the requirements, I could think of an important life lesson, along with some more examples or subpoints that I would have never considered. I spent about one to two days of

To develop favorable essays, I must organize. By creating an outline before writing I can write effectively. When I wrote my essay on Beauty, I did not organize or use an outline. A couple beneficial websites that will assist me now, and in the future, to continue to strengthen my organizational skills are: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/544/01/ and

Throughout my life, my mom has always told me to create an outline as a way to organize my thoughts. Although I do outline before every paper, sometimes I find it difficult. Coming up with all of my ideas I want to focus on can be stressful especially when it is a difficult topic. Possibly instead of always outlining I would be interested in grouping my notes. This is one strategy that is mentioned in this book. As a student that enjoys making note cards, this could possibly be more effective. It allows you to make different piles and separate your notecards accordingly. This is definitely a way to gather my ideas in a more organized manner. Another negative challenge to my writing is the beginning of my writing process. Although I might have my outline all written out, I struggle with starting out my essay. I would not consider myself an academic writer, so sometimes I have to really think about sentences for a long period of time before writing them down. I believe creating an essay blueprint will be a good way to assemble parts of an essay. Figure 10 in the book is a good example of a blueprint. It is a different type of outline, however, could provide assistance during the essay process. There would be a chart and each paragraph would have its own

When starting an essay, I rarely do freewriting, instead I prefer to get to the meat of the matter; admitably, however, freewriting might be a good idea to try to prevent my writer`s block. In truth I also almost never begin with the core idea of the paper and by virtue of how I have always written, prefer to begin by composing a solid introduction, again, however, I admit that starting with something I could easily type about might be a better thing to begin with rather than the introduction. In addition, I feel that often times my titles are quite boring and that perhaps my conclusions bear too much of a striking resemblance to the introduction. In perfect honesty it`s obvious there is quite a lot to be improved upon.

Having an outline is enormously helpful, if not necessary. I use the outline to not only construct the essay but, to later, match essay against outline in order to verify whether the paragraph adheres to outline or

When it comes to writing an essay, many students start writing their papers with the technique they prefer to write their essays with. While others sit there for an hour trying to get their ideas written down on a paper. Writing a good essay is a step by step method but it is a skill that is learned through hard work and practice not through memorizing. A successful writer writes and rethinks the ideas before submitting a paper. The writing process is a very important technique to have to start a paper. It includes planning, organizing, pre-writing, drafting, revision, and editing. This writing technique is similar to following a recipe to make a delicious dish. The chef would have to think about the ingredients that are required to build up this recipe, step by step to achieve the actual taste, similar to the steps of the writing.

The first english class I took was an English 1 college course, before that, I never did any significant writing ever. The reason being, I had no idea where to start or how to take my thoughts and place them on a paper comprehensively. I learned rather quickly that organization is key. Maybe for some, sitting down and simply writing, works well, but that was not and is not me, and probably will never be me. I found that being as organized as possible creates the most effective essays. I always make an outline. I do not even think about writing until I have laid out an outline. Again, outlines can be simple, and for some that is easier as it lends more freedom. However, for me, I again go the incredibly detailed route. I like having as much information in my outline that it essentially is my essay and all I have to do is translate bullet points into connecting sentences. I like to have more information than I necessarily need, because that ensures that I have enough for my essay and I can always exclude information in the end, whereas if I find myself lacking information