by Noah Hammond
I don’t see myself as a very good writer. I usually end up talking in concise sentences that end up sounding choppy and irregular when read through normally so my ideal writing practice would be to make sentences that flow well together while keeping the reader’s attention. I do feel like I’ve gotten better throughout high school and my first English class in college though. My process is to come up with a general idea of what I want to say and start writing. I find that starting to write is the hardest part for me so once I get some words onto the paper I start getting more ideas.
I write best without any distractions since I can easily get sidetracked while trying to finish an assignment. I like to put on music so I have some background music. Chewing gum also helps me focus. I’ve found that prewriting helps me organize my ideas into logical sections, but unfortunately I don’t always take the time to do so. For many assignments, I end up using the deadline as motivation and rush through it. My favorite way to procrastinate before a deadline is to read, play basketball, and do wholesome things that I never do when I have nothing due the next day.
I love having a bag of pretzels next to me whenever I write because I can just keep eating them without getting full, and it gives me something to do while I’m thinking of what to write next. I have a love hate relationship with deadlines, since I would never really do the assignments without them, but they stress me out to no end.