Chapter 5 helped me to develop my research paper, and how to formulate my research question. When I learned about the assignment, I was a little overwhelmed by how to pick a topic, and to ask a specific research question. In my case, it is hard for me to pick topic for myself because there is so many interesting topics to discuss, and I now have to conduct research on a specific topic. I,however, think that reading the chapter helped because it includes how you should pick a topic that is interesting to, and brainstorm different topics.
Shitty First Drafts Response
I want to start off by saying that “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott is extremely inspiring to me. The combination of the personal tone that she uses along with the topic that she is writing about really speaks to me. Lamott uses the example of famous writers to prove that ‘shitty drafts’ are normal part of writing. This made me feel better about myself and my writing. I sometimes have a very hard time with writing, and this makes me feel like my troubles are something that almost everyone goes through. I agree with the points that she makes about bad drafts as being a crucial part of the writing process. Even though forcing a draft out of yourself may be hard and it might not turn out good, it gives you a starting point. Lamott writes, “But because by then I had been writing for so long, I would eventually let myself trust the process…” (Lamott paragraph 7). I think I need to learn how to trust the process in my own writing, because I try so hard to be perfect on the f...
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