By: Avery Showell
The writing process is different for everyone, especially with higher level of education. Not everyone writes or has the same thought process of ideas to be represented in literature. That is just the same as everyone not being able to learn the same. Alexander Hamilton writes like he is running out of time, and Avery Showell writes like he knows who he’s talking about. Sometimes, even if you don’t know what you are talking about, the energy given off by someones confidence in the ideas they provide can be convincing enough.
Personally, when I begin to start writing a paper, blog post, etc., I like to just start rambling. Not rambling by just saying stuff that does not make sense, but rambling on paper. Meaning, I write like I am having a conversation with someone, rather if it is grammatically correct or not because I know I am going to go back and edit it. The faster I can get my ideas on paper the better. I don’t see any other way that would help me write more fluently or comfortably, but I’d be open to new techniques.
Most of the time, when I’m writing, I am in my room alone. Mostly just because it is much easier to get distracted writing a paper for me, than any other homework. I know many people who like to write and listen to music, but I am better off with the TV in the background on low volume and my phone as far away from me as possible. I say my phone to that extent because I will pick up my phone every 2 minutes and it will just make the whole process slower and take me longer to finish and meet the deadline (which I hate) that I procrastinated on the whole time. Along with my phone, Fortnite has been proven to take away at least three hours out of my time to get work done. But when I finish writing, I definitely go right back to playing the game.
