My Writing Strategies

What is your main writing strategy? Why do you use it? What one other strategy apart from those on the list do you use? Are your strategies dependent on the type of text you are composing?

The greatest way in which I would be able to improve my writing skills would be to practice. “Good writing is an acquired art, and it takes practice” (Bethel University, 2014, p. 4). For many, writing comes very easily. But then there are those like me who have to work very hard at becoming good at writing. And when I say that I would practice, I mean that I would set aside time the time to rewrite things that I have previously written so that I could correct and perfect the things that I failed to do correctly the first time. When it came time to do an actually assignment I would initially do a rough draft so that I could work out the kinks prior to submitting the assignment. Some other ways of improving my writing would be to always grammar check and spell check what I have written and to read out loud what it is that I have

Those that write always have a writing process whether they know it or not. A writing process can be defined by the way an individual gears up for the project at hand. It can be as simple as finding a favorite chair to write in or the act of planning out the writing beforehand. My own personal writing process varies from task to task with a few constants. I generally start my writing process by first reconciling my project; figuring out the best way to express the needs of the work. I do not write down notes or an outline in regards to the project mostly relying on winging it so as not to get hung up on sticking to the outline. I will my best to knock out large chunks of the project before taking any breaks unless I hit a wall, and

The first strategy I use is reading aloud to myself. After staring at a computer screen, I print out my essay and grab a highlighter and pen. I read the essay out loud and make corrections and highlight areas that need to be edited. This helps me to find awkward wording as well as find grammar and spelling errors I may have done. Just by simply rereading my essay, I can catch majority of my grammar and spelling errors. Too often I get into a flow of writing down content that I do not pay attention to grammar/ spelling errors. It can be time consuming because I tend to stumble on word. I am also partially blind. It made sound strange, but this can cause me to miss the “s” needed for subject verb agreement. I still prefer this method because

Every man is born or implanted with a gift designed for his or her destiny in life. Some have a natural born gift as a writer and some are not quite blessed in that field. As a dawdler, my writing process consists of plenty of procrastination and has often resulted in low essay grades; to be better myself as a writer I plan to start on assignments early, research the topic, and expand my genre of texts. Acknowledging transgressions of your writing will help a writer become more successful or better because he has recognized his weakness and now know what to fix.

It has always been difficult for me to find a writing process that works well for me. Over the past years, I have struggled with writing papers and thinking creatively. However, I feel as if I have established a writing process that works for me.

I would have to consider my writing process to be similar to being a beginner baker. Although I have had numerous English classes throughout my educational career, I do not, however, believe that I have had the guidance to help me to excel in the area of writing. It was not until my senior year that I was lucky to have an English teacher who deeply cared for his students. I learned and wrote more in my senior year English class than all of my other years combined. That is why I consider myself to be a beginner.

Every day consists of writing, whether it is informal or formal. Writing comes in different forms including, emails, essays, text messages, and even note taking in class. I have gathered materials and assignments in my major to analyze what kind of writing is required and how it should be executed. What I discovered was surprising, but almost every piece of research revealed that writing is not incredibly important in my field of study.

During this semester in Writing Workshop, I learned many writing techniques that helped improve my writing. I learned how to research topics effectively and use scholarly sources instead of popular sources. I learned how to conduct an interview and developed problem solving skills. All of these techniques helped me develop my final solution to the issue I chose to research.

Everyone has their own approach to writing, but there are always ways to learn new methods to improve their writing style. Personally, I have experimented with different approaches to improve my writing every year. However, I have realized that I still have a lot of room for improvement and exploration. After reading Foley, Murray, Lamott, Elbow, and Flower, I gained a better understanding in how to improve my writing and identifying the mistakes and styles I have adopted in my writing that are not as effective. Thus, these articles have explained many strategies and styles such as the five paragraph essay, steps to having a good writing process, and the way of revising a piece of work until it seems like the best product. In short, revising

This semester there has been several writing strategies I have learned. Most of the writing tips are useful to me; however, my paper’s still have awkward sentences. Before I submit any essay, I will use the editorial tips I have learned this semester. My writing has vastly improved. Now, I am a stronger writer than I was in years past.

What kind of writer am I? That’s a trick question for which there is not a satisfactory answer. My experience with writing has never been my favorite. In fact, English has always been my least favorite subject. Studying math and science is what I enjoy; these have come rather easy for me. English, for some reason I will never understand, has always required extra effort for me actually to do well. Sure, there have been plenty of times that I have been required to write a few research papers, several literary analyses, and numerous essays; but I have more weaknesses than strengths as a writer. My writing experience has, and will probably stay, limited to papers on given subjects assigned to me. Besides school work and possibly my field of work requirements, I will most likely never delve into any other form of writing. I am positive that there are more like me: more people that struggles with English writing. I have wondered why there were so many English related tasks in school. In doing so, I have grown to execrate the subject without becoming fully aware of its future benefits. Although I may have never been a devoted writer, I do realize the profit of being a good writer along with the advantages that good writers have over me.

So many different forms of writing. It is crazy to think that we use these writing techniques. I know it can help me with my writing. I’m not a strong writing, but I’m hoping by the time I finish this class I will have made a lot of progress.

To me, a good writing means the writing has no spelling errors and it is put together very nicely. You know the paper is good when you read it over plenty of times and you don’t find anything wrong with it.

Vocabulary is what I need to improve in the most. I have a very narrow horizon of vocabulary. I plan on using the thesaurus more so I have a better variety of words. Another way I can improve my writing is reading a variety of material such as books, articles, magazines, and poems. Reading novels is a proficient and fun way for me to learn new words. I tend to read many scholarly articles for research, which contains a surplus of words I have never seen, so reading more scholarly articles would be a great way to improve my vocabulary. Vocabulary is my weakest point in writing, but it is not the only skill that needs