Friday, July 9, 2010
beginning the process
oh writing...why is it so hard to start? Like an artist sculpting a block of marble, I am so afraid to ruin a piece of paper. I am afraid someone will see my unfinished thoughts and see the mess that my brain spews out. Erasing and crumbling the paper are not enough to get rid of my mistake of an attempt at writing... but still...I have to start somewhere. I have to post prewriting for everyone to see today...and the fact that I do not like to see my prewriting but have to show others is like standing on a stage naked in front of strangers. I feel that prewriting is a personal thing, like a journal entry. I just have to remind myself that this is part of the process and when my paper is complete, all of the mistakes will not matter. So, I guess now that I am here, at my desk, at the computer...I must start...
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Hi Jessica! I feel the same way about prewriting. I have to post my prewriting next week. Writing for me is hard to begin with, and it makes it even harder knowing that people are going to read it and critique it. I am the type of person that writes and then tears the paper up, and repeats that same pattern over and over again. I waste so much time and paper. Good luck!
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