My Writing Process

For this blog post I must answer four questions regarding the type of writer I am.  The four writing processes that I will be focusing on in this blog post are being a "heavy planner", "heavy reviser", "sequential composer", and "procrastinator".   

What type(s) of writer do you consider yourself to be?

Although I vary in the type of writer I am, I would consider myself a sequential composer.  Unless I was in a rushed environment, for example writing an essay during the SAT's, I prefer to separate my paragraphs during my writing.  I briefly plan out my work by organizing my main idea for each paragraph in bullet form.  Once I understand the point I am trying to get across for each paragraph, I begin composing my essay.  I find that when I work on essays, completing them by working on individual paragraphs, I am able to not only correct any mistakes in each paragraph but am able to have a better understanding of the theme of the essay.  By constantly writing and revising individual paragraphs I am able work in small steps to ensure that I create a well-balanced essay.

Does your writing process include several of the above approaches?  If so, which ones?

As mentioned earlier, my writing process does not follow only one approach.  I would definitely not consider myself a procrastinator.  In fact, I am an anti-procrastinator.  Being someone that writes by compiling many parts to paragraph to then revise it, I would consider myself much more of a reviser than planner.  Often times, I do not even plan what I will write because of my hard-hitting approach to writing.  I am so eager to write an essay that I plan while writing, a skill that did not come naturally to me but through many years of practicing in my previous English courses.  Often times when I write my essays, I do so by combing the two methods, sequential composing and heavy revising.  By doing so I believe I write a more fluid and informative essay while constantly revising my main ideas for each paragraph to the point where it ties in with the main idea of the essay.

Does your writing process seem to be successful?  What are the strengths and weakness of your approach?

My writing process at the moment seems to be working as I take longer to write my essays but at the same time improve on writing skills.  I incorporate essential writing skills into my work by analyzing my work more closely, doing so at the expense of taking longer to write.  The pay off for my writing process is that I want to produce a quality piece of work rather than a rushed invaluable essay that will never earn praise.  

Do you think it might be beneficial for you to try a different approach?  Why or why not?

Perhaps spending more time planning out my work prior to writing will still help me write an informative essay, but doing in a shorter amount of time.  I am always willing to learn how to become a better writer but I must work on spending the amount of time I put my thoughts into what I will write, thus helping me write an essay without needing to constantly revise each paragraph.  I would be able to spend more time completing an entire essay and then fix any minor errors that would occur.

Bill. "Correction fluid is used to correct typographical errors after the document is printed" November 20, 2008 via Wikipedia. Public Domain.