Writing

The writing process is different for everyone. At school you learn to brainstorm, draft, revise, and proofread, but everyone has their own variations of the writing process. I spend little time actually writing down my ideas. Ideas just randomly pop into my head and then I start writing with that idea. That's what starts the brainstorming process for me. I can't just think about what I want to write, I have to start with something random and go from there. Ultimately I settle on something I like. Drafting your piece comes after you've brainstormed. Some people go through multiple drafts, writing and rewriting sections until they find them perfect. Unless I really don't like what I've written, my final draft is extremely similar to my original draft. Then there is the revision process. I would consider this the most important step. It doesn't really matter what you are writing about, if it is full of flaws and broken sentences- no one will want to read it. Even if you had this genius idea about something, your point becomes lost in the shadows of your bad grammar and incoherent paragraphs. Lastly, you proofread your paper. This is basically the final look at what you have written. After I revise my essay, I'm usually finished looking at it. However, there are times when proofreading in beneficial. For example, if you told yourself to make a certain revision and then you didn't, you could catch it while proofreading. That's basically an overview of the writing process.