My Writing Process

Whenever I write a text, I mostly act upon impulse. Not much thought goes into the text because it does not have to be professional. I do make sure to take the time to check my grammar though, I don’t want my friends thinking I don’t know English very well. When I post something on social media, I spend a considerable amount of time planning the post. I make sure my thoughts are organized and I have the proper research. When I post on social media, anyone in the world can see it and I prefer that the post is exactly the way I want it.

When I am working on a research paper for school I make sure to go through the whole writing process. When I write the first draft, it could take me several hours for five pages. After I have written the page, I will go back through several times to revise and edit and
Being able to look at what you’re writing from a completely objective point of view allows you to critically judge your work and edit accordingly.

The stage of the writing process I spend the most time on would definitely be drafting. Drafting requires the most mental energy from me as it requires a lot of creativity. I spend the least time on revising because I am usually happy with what I have written while drafting. I do spend a lot more time revising when I am writing something for school or business.

I feel my biggest strength is generating ideas and that helps me draft ideas quickly. My writing does not improve much after revising, that is something I need to work on. I am very skilled with my native language, so editing is usually not a problem. I developed this strength because I paid attention during my english classes in school.

The writing process I struggle with is revising. When I go back through to edit my document I have a hard time revising because I usually like what I wrote on the first draft. I know I can improve on this because my writing skills are not what they could be