My Writing Process

My mind works in short, inspired bursts, ideas flashing through my head, into my fingers, onto my computer screen. The next second, my mind is completely empty, and my eyes stare blankly at the screen, waiting for the next explosion of writing. My though process resembles fireworks, and my writing style and process reflects this.

GDJ. "New Years Fireworks." 05/26/15 via Clipart. Public Domain Dedication License

This process of writing falls more under the “Heavy Revisers” category, as I spend little time planning before writing, and instead sit in front of my computer, spilling ideas forth, and end up with a mess of mistakes to be fixed. 

I have always worked this way, and it has been successful for the most part. I struggle with long research papers slightly, that I don’t plan for adequately. For certain situations, I should plan ahead more, making the overall lengthy process of writing more straightforwards, but I typically end up slightly behind on bigger pieces of work.

Ultimately, this writing style has worked for me through all my years of education, and I don’t intend to change it, but instead refine it, so that it works better for multiple types of assignments. Ultimately, I'm open to exploration, and I'm excited to discover how I can grow as a writer and a scholar.



After reading through everyone's posts, two things stuck out to me. One is that I need to learn to be comfortable with my own writing style, as different things work for different people. I need to own my process, and make it as efficient as possible for my own personal use, and not worry about what works for other people. Second, I found while reading Alison and Olivia's posts, that one of the most valuable lessons I've learned in my writing career, is that getting help with revision is crucial. It is always hard to revise your own work, so having extra sets of eyes to find mistakes is very helpful.