Part 2 of my thoughts on writing: my writing process. Some observations, and a couple of Rules about Facebook and Candy Crush.
Writing Wranglers and Warriors
In a post on Telling the Truth–Mainly, I defined my writing process as chaos.
In the beginning, it wasn’t chaos. When I was in elementary school and junior high, writing was easy. I started at the beginning and stopped at the end.
My early writing process
When I entered the eighth grade, trouble began. I thought about the assignment for about ten seconds; then my brain vaporized and was replaced by a vacuum.
I realize now that things got all balled up because assignments became more complicated: a certain form, a certain length, a topic more abstract than I’d ever wrestled* with.
About thirty minutes before deadline, my brain started up again, but in fits and starts, like it had the hiccups. I always produced the essay, but writing was a harrowing experience. Chaotic. It still works that way.
My current writing process
I like to think of it…
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