Its true that our mind is moving faster than our mouths can get ideas out, or in the writing aspect, our mind is working faster than our fingers can type. When i'm first assigned a writing project, i'll admit i get excited... like REALLY excited. my mind starts blowing up with ideas and i feel like i have to get them on paper as fast as i can in fear that i'll forget these awesome ideas. So typically, as soon as the class where the paper was assigned is over, i race back to my computer and immediately pull up Word. And i sit at my desk, unmoved, undisturbed until the paper is complete. I don't bother with outlines or note cards or any other unnecessary step before i start letting my emotions flow onto the paper.
I revise as i go. theres no rough draft, second draft, final draft in my process. I'll write a sentence and not move on until its perfectly worded how i want it. I consider this process a gift, however i have no sympathy for those who are just awful at writing, i cant wrap my brain around the thought of someone spending hours upon hours on a paper only to type their name so far on the document. Most of these people, keep in mind, can talk your ear off on a daily basis, but to not have an opinion or viewpoint about any given topic and be able to write your thoughts down, i just dont get it.
Needless-to-say, my writing isn't much of a writing process, i just write.
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