Understanding the Writing Process - Blog 1

1. I absolutely love writing, whether it's in my own personal journal or an essay for an English assignment. However, I would consider myself a "Heavy Reviser," meaning that I'm not crazy about taking my time and carefully planning my every decision. Having a positive outlook at writing really allows me to write more easily because it's something I enjoy to do rather than something I dread.
2. I am definitely a Heavy Reviser, with one exception which is that when I know I have an assignment coming up, I have a tendency to think about the topic every now and then, maybe while I'm doing some other tedious work, but I never jot down notes, or prepare outlines the way a Heavy Planner might.
3. I have to be in a proper mindset and really understand what I'm writing about because if I sit down without understanding the material, I tend to get distracted a great deal more easily than if I know what the assignments asking of me and how I should be responding. If I'm comprehending the assignment then I just have to turn on my ipod and sit down and write for a few hours.
4. I usually write in one sitting but if I don't, then I usually write the bulk majority of an essay and leave one or two paragraphs to be completed.
5. No I wouldn't say that technology has influenced my writing process whatsoever, because I write in the exact same way when it's in a personal journal or for any hand written assignments.
6. Like I said previously, as long as I comprehend the material and the assignment, I am good to go because then I just write as it comes and I generally try to use good grammar and sentence structure so, grammatically revising isn't always necessary in my essays. As for revising material outside of grammar, unless a point feels really awkwardly worded, or a paragraph doesn't transition well, I'll usually read an essay once through and feel finished.
7. If I get a chance to discuss essay material with another student it usually helps me in understanding the overall assignment and really getting my thoughts straight, as well as hearing opposing views helps me to better support my own stance on a subject.
8. Honestly, I truly believe that I write better under pressure because unless it's a 10+ paper, I am very capable of pumping out a successful 5-7 page essay in less than a day, in fact I'd say it would usually take me less than 3 hours. Usually what I do is, if I have waited until the last day or the two days before it's due, I'll make sure to get the rest of my work finished and out of the way so that in one night all I need to worry about is the essay.
9. I don't generally have any sort of rituals that I've recognized to date.