Edwin's+Paper+1+Reflections

My experience in writing develops best in a time complete and utter silence. I have tried for years to write with some background music and unless the artist playing is Paolo Nutini or Michael Bublé, the task is much too difficult. The process of procastination for about thirty minutes and then attacking an essay head on always works best for me. I spend the first period of my time dreading the essays I have to compose and thinking of ways to shorten the process, before I realize there is no easy way out. After facing reality of the extensive essay ahead of me, I always begin with my intro paragraph and before finishing that I move onto the first body paragraph. I return to the intro to finish it and then start the conclusion paragraph. From that point on I usually write what comes to mind and occasionally jump from paragraph to paragraph editing as I come to a roadblock of writer's block. By writing the essay in this fashion I make myself feel as if I am constantly making progress and save myself the time later most set aside for revision.

I found Youtube to be most helpful during the writing process of this essay. Every time I came up with writer's block I viewed a few video game reviews to give me some inspiration. Also, talking to a fellow classmate about our lives with video games in them early on helped with giving some topics to hit while writing.