My Writing Process In English Class

As a student coming fresh out of high school I am still used to writing as I have been taught since I was in middle school. We were taught to outline, make a first draft, have someone read that draft, revise and then hand in the final copy. This is a long and boring process that has not changed and is always so repetitive. We always had to write five paragraph papers about things that would never be relevant to my future. In this class I hope to change my approach and how I feel about writing.

So I start off every piece that I write with making sure I am comfortable. This usually means I am sitting in my bed, wearing pajamas, and being covered up by my blanket. I like to be alone when I write so I do not get distracted, as
To me, writing is kind of personal and I do not want someone to judge me based off how I write or my ideas and thoughts. I feel confident about my writing if I was knowledgeable about the topic but other than that, if I found the topic to be boring then I get self conscious about who will read it and what they will think because I was not feeling too good about it in the first place. As far as revisions go, they do not bother me at all. It makes me feel better when I know I am improving on something and that I can make my paper stronger than it would have been had I not done the revision. As I revise the paper, I find it way easier to just get the whole piece done at one time rather than trying to break it up into smaller sections because then I will definitely get bored and want to find something else to do. Another tool that I have discovered to be helpful to me is having someone else read the paper for me. This way, they can see what I might not have noticed and can tell me what else I should change or tweak. The only problem with this though, is that I only like to have my family members or a friend reading it because I know they will be honest with me and will let me know if my writing was terrible or if I have a few things to