Ten Habits

A writing habit that I do pretty well with is learning how to be satisfied with my writing. For example when I take tests I usually double guess my answers to the questions and I end up changing the answers. Usually the first answer I had put down was the right answer. This goes along with writing because if I'm not satisfied with my paper and keep changing it then the paper will just become a mess and I will not get my ides across. I have realized that I just need to be satisfied with my paper because my papers will never become perfect. I am not the best writer in the world so I try to get my thoughts and ideas written out and try to make it the best I can. I make sure I follow all the guidelines, make my paper organized and make it as interesting as I can. Being satisfied with my papers and not stressing over them helps me have confidence with my papers.

A writing habit that I should try and work on is scheduling my time. When I was in high school I always would start with drafts and work on the paper each day. I never would just finish the paper a day before it was due. It was so much easier because I was able to think of all my ideas and get them out on paper without being stressed. Now that I am in college I seem to not make drafts. I just type my paper as a go on a word page and edit right after because I just want to be done with the paper in one day. If I take time each day to work on my paper it may help me improve my papers a little better. Doing papers step by step and not rushing to get it done may help improve my writing skills because then I am able to make sure I have all the needed guidelines and all the editing done that needs to be done. I hope by scheduling time better with my papers, they will hopefully improve sooner or later.