1. My writing type:
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I am definitely a procrastinator when it comes to wring papers.
I've never felt that I was a good writer, and maybe because of that, I try to write as little as possible. But of course, since I write as little as possible, I never get better, and it's a never-ending cycle.
2. The other categories:
Of course, I eventually start writing, but when I do, it's only ever because I have to. But when I do, I fall mostly in the "heavy reviser" category. (I never do any pre-writing work, unless it's required.)The part of the heavy revisers category I don't really fit into is the bit about "revising" my paper. I've (historically speaking) usually just revised once each assignment to save myself from a 50-70% on a paper.
3. Effective?
no.But really, the major drawback of my writing style is the lack of writing. Certainly, if my goal is to write a good paper, I fail every time. But my goal has really always just been to not have to write much, so in that sense, I guess it works pretty well.
4. Should I try a different style?
Absolutely, if I have to. If I spent more time working with my ideas to get them to the reader, I'm certain I would be able to. I've just always been too lazy.Reflection
After reading some other writing process posts from Jessi Grossman and Chingiz Boldyrev, I can see that other people can at least see some aspects procrastination in themselves, but mostly they've given examples to strive for. From Chingiz's post, I can see that (through not procrastinating) allowing myself more time to do more work on a paper by revising, it will be more complete.
And from Jessi's post I learned a different technique that I could try, but mostly, I just need to find whatever works best for me in producing good work.
Scott! I was reading your blog tonight and I really connected with what you said about being a heavy reviser. I have always enjoyed writing which is where we differ but I always found it easier to write after getting something down on paper. I would really suggest, if you don't mind, just going over your paper a couple times to improve your writing. Revising one extra time helps me find little careless mistakes and it might help you too. Good luck this semester with the writing; I'm sure you'll improve greatly. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteHow has your outlook on doing English blogs changed since you wrote this post? Have you changed any of your writing habits? Did you begin to heavily revise your writing?
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