Recently my class and I was assigned to read 6 ways to be a Hemingway-Level Productive Badass. The reading had a lot of useful steps that i am going to add into my process but it also had things that I didn’t like. For example, Hemingway would stand as he wrote. I personally don’t find standing productive because I need to sit down as I work. My favorite step that Hemingway used is writing his work on paper before the typewriter. I always write on paper first because I feel like I can write more and faster. I’m not the best with keyboard so when I type I miss a lot of keys and it slows me up. The steps that i went about doing on my Creative Nonfiction Essay consist of: Setting up, Write later, Quiet area, Write on paper, Write body's first, and I write all of my work at once.
Set-up- I gather all of my books and laptop and I make sure that it is organized. This step is important to me because when I’m writing, I need all of my notes somewhere close so i can keep flipping through them. Time is essential and organizing your materials help save it.
Write later- I end up writing all of my papers late at night usually because the night is the only free time i have during the week. The night is also very useful to write during because it helps me achieve the other steps in my process, such as the quiet time.
Quiet area- I always find a quiet area to work because when I'm writing I can’t have people talking to me or have music in the background. I lose my train of thought and I get writers block because I’m not able to focus on the paper.
Write on paper- When I write my papers I almost always start by writing by hand on paper. I do this because I can write faster and I don’t ever have to stop and erase things.
Write body's first- I write my body paragraphs first because it helps me write my paper without having to think about the structure of my introduction
Write all at once- I wrote my paper all at once because for me its hard to write parts of a paper because I wont be able to get back on the train
Set-up- I gather all of my books and laptop and I make sure that it is organized. This step is important to me because when I’m writing, I need all of my notes somewhere close so i can keep flipping through them. Time is essential and organizing your materials help save it.
Write later- I end up writing all of my papers late at night usually because the night is the only free time i have during the week. The night is also very useful to write during because it helps me achieve the other steps in my process, such as the quiet time.
Quiet area- I always find a quiet area to work because when I'm writing I can’t have people talking to me or have music in the background. I lose my train of thought and I get writers block because I’m not able to focus on the paper.
Write on paper- When I write my papers I almost always start by writing by hand on paper. I do this because I can write faster and I don’t ever have to stop and erase things.
Write body's first- I write my body paragraphs first because it helps me write my paper without having to think about the structure of my introduction
Write all at once- I wrote my paper all at once because for me its hard to write parts of a paper because I wont be able to get back on the train