Blog 5 (The Repost)

Sorry for the late post everyone. I thought I published my blog 5 but I guess I didn't. I am a whiz at computers, however, sometimes even the best mess up. ;-)

Going off of Smith's writing; I can personally say that I have not had to deal with writing blocks for awhile. I learned from my Freshman English teacher that to be a serious writer or to even learn how to write is to commit to it. Just like any skill, John Grisham didn't wake up one morning and write "The Firm", he honed his writing skills by....... Writing.

I commit myself to writing and avoid writers block by...... Writing. I write 1000 words a day, 7 days a week 365 days a year. Sometimes I write 800, sometimes I write 2000 words. I let my writing and my mind take me wherever it wants. I never revise my daily writing. This has helped me work out my writers block and also helped me in other ways. While this maybe impractical for most people, you can adjust that to your schedule and more appropriately to your students level. In any case, it helps get out the awkwardness of writing. If you are constantly writing, it does not become a "task" when you sit down and write a college paper. It becomes natural.

I also don't worry myself with rough drafts. I write everything down my first time. Even the bad writing that is bound to come through. Then I go back and tweak my writing to how I like it. Sometimes the writing that you think in your mind is horrible, actually will support your idea in a paper and just needs reworded.