My writing process

To be honest, I absolutely hate writing papers. They bore me and most of the time, I've been assigned to write on books and/or subjects that hold no interest. However, I've enjoyed writing papers in this class a bit more than previous ones because I get to choose, to an extent, what I can write about. When I'm able to do that, I start off my writing process by picking a topic that either interests me or stokes and encourages my opinionated side. With my first paper, I wrote about the over-prescribing of anti-depressants and there presence in the media. I happen to have a lot of opinions and ideas about this topic, so it was hard to run out of things to say while writing. My current paper is about a linkage between PTSD and DID, otherwise known as multiple personality disorder. I find the psychological angle to be quite fascinating because the knowledge and information is extremely interesting. As a result, I took to writing that paper, completely, from a psychology perspective. Now in the case of this paper, we've had to do a small amount of research for it. Once I've found information and sources, I like to read through or skim the information and copy quotes and other findings on notecards. I do this because after I've finished reading, I don't have to go back and re-read everything. I have all the knowledge I need with the flip of a card.
When finished with all of that, it's time to start writing the paper. First, I make an outline because it helps me to organize my thoughts and have an idea of where to start with each new paragraph. I personally find introductions to be the end of me. It takes me forever trying to find the right words that will not only explain my argument and what I'll be talking about, but also be enticing to the reader. Once I get past that barrier, I'm on my way. I go through my outline and, basically, turn it into a paper with all my research added in. After I'm done with one draft, I like to go through the paper highlighting all the to-be verbs and prepositions. When I'm done doing that, I try to rearrange the sentences to cut out some of those words and add new ones which give the paper better flow and word variation. When I'm finished, I make all the changes, and the product is the second rough draft. This is the point when I definitely like to have peer review. After getting opinions, I re-read it myself and make more changes. I go back, make all the new changes again, and I'm finished! A brand new paper! It feels so good to have something like a paper finally finished. When class is over and the teacher has removed my piece of work from my hands, it's time for me to celebrate with episodes from Sex and the City and Smallville!