The Process Of Writing Style - 1495 Words

The process of writing seems pretty simple in theory. What is your topic? research the topic, write an essay on your topic, and then turn that assignment in and hope you got it right. The difficult part is being proficient about doing this so that when you turn your paper in, you know you gave it your one hundred percent effort, so that when the grade comes, you are not shocked. When I got this assignment on how write an essay well, I immediately thought of when I was in a creative writing class in elementary. I thought about those early papers, the more I realized that certain details have remained, such as my procrastination, over-thinking of very simple topics. The way I write my papers is defiantly an insight of me and my personality,†¦show more content†¦Do I actually do anything with the borrowed book? – No not really. It will sit there, smiling at me until I am under pressure from the deadline to start writing. It is not that I do not have the ability to write, it is the fact that I do not like all the time that writing takes that forces me to wait until the last minute, spinning myself out, and then convincing myself that I can accomplish this writing assignment. Generating ideas from your source material is the most creative, most fun part of writing an essay. ( Hamilton, Carole L., Anthem Guide to Essay Writing, Anthem Press, 06/2011, Web O.S 05/10/16 ) A couple of days before my essay is due. I still do not have all of my research done. Everything is highlighted on my copies. I copy the pages in books that I thought I might find useful. Now what do I do? Write an outline as it was drilled into me since I was in elementary. Of course not: that is the logical, organized way to write a paper. That is for people who do not wait until the last minute. Being the procrastinator that I am, I skip on this method. I will do anything; watch television, call friends and talk story, wash my car. Anything but write. But then the time comes where I can no longer wait. In high school, I honestly did not care about the work I turned in. Now, I am returning to college after twenty-five years, determined to prove everyone who doubts me wrong. Although I still procrastinate, I will do