My Writing Process

Usually while writing, I try to find a topic of interest. I can't write a good paper if I don't like what I'm writing about, or have interest in the prompt. I get excited about a paper if I have a strong viewpoint on the topic. In High School I had a English teacher that drilled the writing process in our heads. It used to be a pain, but soon I learned to appreciate it. When I'm writing a paper, I first have to make some sort of web so I can get my thoughts organized. Then I have to write a complete sentence outline. That in my opinion is the hardest part while writing a paper. After the outline is complete it makes writing the paper very easy. I like to have structure and have my paper flow nicely. After I complete a rough draft, I start editing parts of it. Usually I change sentence order and elaborate more on my main points depending on what the prompt asks for. I think two rough drafts are enough, some teachers in High School went overboard and made us do up to four to five drafts, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but unnecessary in my opinion. The last thing in my process is proofreading. Grammar and spelling is not as important in my opinion, the content of your paper is more crucial. Before the due date, I read my paper backwards to find spelling and grammar mistakes. This is quite helpful because when you read your paper the way it's written your brain skips over some of the mistakes because of the flow.