My Writing Techniques And How They Compare To Rosie And Lamott

McElwain1KadinMcElwainDr .GageResearchW riting10130August2023MyW ritingT echniquesAndHowTheyCompareT oRoseAndLamottLastyear ,IgotanAinmyEnglishclass,wherewehadtowritefourpapersonvariousacademicandcreativeworks.Initially ,IthoughtthatmywritingstylewasOK.ButMonday sclassonhowtomaintainperfectwritingstyle,especiallyinthesenseofAnneLamottandMikeRose,helpedmetorealizejusthowbadmywritingstylewas.Inthispaper ,Iwillbeexplainingmywritingtechnique,inparticularinthesenseofRoseandLamott,andmyplantoimproveitsoIcanpassthisclasswithflyingcolors.Iwillalsoexplainstrategiesthathaveandhaven tworkedformehistoricallywhenitcomestomanagingmywriting.InthesenseofRose sRigidRules,IrelatemainlytoMartha.WhatexactlydoImeanbythat?W ell,toputitsimply ,Iovercomplicatethingswaytoomuch,tothepointwhereIgetstressedaboutit.Forexample,onetime,whenIwasworkingonanessay ,Itriedtouseseveralfancywordstomakemyselfsoundsmart,untilmyW ritingCentertutortoldmethatIshouldtrytokeepthingsassimplisticaspossible,soastonotconfusethereader .Additionally ,IcomparemywritingstyletoLamott,whowritesinherwork,StyFirstDrafts,SoIdstartwritingwithoutreiningmyselfin(Lamott2005).Anotherelementofmywritingstylethatisextremelyproblematicismydependenceoninterviewsforsourcesasopposedtoacademicpapersandarticles.Theproblemwithmypersonality ,goingbeyondmywritingstyle,isthatIalwaysliketohavethingsextravagantandIMcElwain2alwaysliketogobig,similartoMarthainRose sRigidRules.SomepeoplemightsayImago-getter ,whichcanbeagoodthing,butitcanalsoleadtomydownfall,inasense.Hence,whyIlikeusinginterviewsasmyprimarysourceforpapers,sincetheycomestraightfromtheexpert smouthandtheyhelptomakemelookgood.ThisproblemIhaveinwriting,asitrelatestoMarthainRigidRules,isacaseofegomania,sinceImtryingtoboostmyownself-confidencebyrelyingontalkingtoexpertsviaZoomandthelike.IrelateparticularlytothislinefromRose:Marthawillnotputpentofirstdraftuntilshehasspentuptotwodayscompletinganoutlineofremarkablecomplexity(Rose1980).Now ,myoldwritingstyleisn tallbad,however .TherearesomestrategiesIveusedpreviouslythathavehelpedmegettopmarksonallofmypapers.OnestrategythathashelpedmeoutthemostismeconstantlyusingtheW ritingCenterasaformofhelp.AlthoughIdoadmitthatIwasalittlebittoodependentontheW ritingCenter ,namelybookinganappointmenteveryday ,theyhavehelpedmeoutsignificantlyduringmycollegiatecareersofarandIdointendonusingtheW ritingCommonsjustasmuchasIdidtheW ritingCenter .AnotherstrategythatIhaveusedthathasworkedformeisaskingmyprofessorquestionsabouttheassignmenttogetabetterunderstandingofwhatexactlytheyrelookingfor .IhavealwayshadthebestrelationshipwithmyprofessorsandteachersandIintendonhavingagreatrelationshipwithmyprofessorshereaswell.T oconclude,inthispaper ,youlearnedaboutmywritingstyleandmyplantoimproveitsoIcanpassthisclass.Theflawsofmywritingstylearemydependenceoninterviewsasaresearchsourceandmeoverthinkingtheassignment.ButwhatworksformeisaskingtheW ritingCenterandmyprofessorsforhelp,soIcanbetterunderstandtheassignment.Therefore,IintendongettingallthehelpIcangetsoIcanpass.McElwain3W orkCitedLamott,Anne.ShittyFirstDrafts.Jago,C.(1996).BirdbyBird.TheEnglishJournal,85(6),104-106.https://doi.or g/10.2307/819840Rose,M.(1980).RigidRules,InflexiblePlans,andtheStiflingofLanguage:ACognitivistAnalysisofW riter sBlock.CollegeCompositionandCommunication,31(4),389-401.https://doi.or g/10.2307/356589