Laketrice Peterson
Essay One
ENG102
April 27, 2014

My Personal Writing Style
I like to think of myself as a work in progress, when it comes to writing because I am always looking for ways to improve and making changes in my writing process. I always start off my writing process by brainstorming and outlining; it is the first and most important step in writing for me. Brainstorming and outlining helps me to sort out my ideas and to actually begin to organize my thoughts and the writing process, it during this time that my paper actually begins to take (which makes the actual writing easier). I think that I am a methodical writer, and the brainstorming is a part of my method of writing.
Another process for me that never changes is that I am a very hands-on writer, so much so that all of my papers and rough drafts begin the old fashioned way on pen and paper. I prefer to use a pen and I usually write a little fast, and sloppy. Beginning my papers on paper allows me to write freely and I always skip lines between my sentences and paragraphs so that I have space to make any changes or add any new sentences when I reread and edit. In fact, I am so old school that I never type my papers until I am ready to start the final draft of my paper. I believe that using pen and paper allows me to visualize my writing better and to formulate new ideas. This method also makes proofreading and catching any spelling and grammatical errors easy.
When it comes to writing I like to start early and not procrastinate, because I am always a little afraid of missing deadlines or not being able to write at the last minute due to writer’s block. For me writing is not naturally easy but if I work at it, I feel that I can write about any subject, it just takes time and when I find myself stuck or blocked I will go back to the drawing board and begin brainstorming again to come up with new ideas and to get the flow going once again for me.
Writing has always been fun for me, although I am not always good at it. I like to think of writing like any other task, and I believe that the more that I write and practice the better that I will become. I often find myself writing or doodling short stories, so hopefully if my business plans do not follow through I can have a backup career as a writer someday. To me writing is more about the actual thought process and the time that I put into it, than the finished product. After putting in so much hard work, I am often surprised that my final results are usually different than what I started with my initial writing.
Writing is a process that I enjoy, and I approach it methodically and with caution. I work my way through the writing process from beginning to end and I feel like that makes me a much more accomplished writer. I am looking forward to even further advancement as a writer after completing English 102.