Writing Topic - Ch. 1

Chapter one was an introduction on how follow the process of writing. Whether you are writing an academic paper, a business report, or a newsletter, following some simple steps and rules will give you the consistency needed to create documents that will capture your audience and keep them entertained.

Before you start writing, you can get ideas for a first draft while doing everyday activities. Thinking about you future writing while do other things instead of sitting with pen and paper will help create questions and ideas on how you really want your paper to progress. One important factor to consider is to be familiar with the cultures writing style. In my case, I am in a college culture in a formal english class. That leads me to believe that the instructor would like me to use proper english in my writing, and do away with the everyday street slang that I use.

Make certain about the subject, whether it was given to you or you pick it yourself, and formulate a thesis. Sources of information can come from many places; interviews, observation, personal experience, reading, or media. Decide who your target audience is, and ask yourself what you want the paper to do for them. And while there are many "rules" that could be followed, make sure to know the length, format and deadlines of your paper.

To utilized what I have just learned in this reading, I am going to try and start physically writing down my ideas and thoughts about future subjects before I actually start writing. It's too easy to write on the computer because of the ease of the delete and backspace buttons, so I normally just start typing without thinking first. I've already started, as I wrote down the rough draft for this summary!