1st blog

I believe the best place for me to write would be in a quiet atmosphere without any distractions. I have not yet found this place here on campus, but at home it was always in my room at my desk. Here I could close my door and have silence. I have also noticed that I write best later at night. I think this is because I am calm and there are fewer distractions. Depending on the subject I am writing about I can sometimes have background noise. This is typlically from a radio. I cannot write as well if the music is playing directly into my ears. I prefer to have the noise coming from behind me. I think this is because in my room the stereo was always to my back, and I have just come accustomed to this. I usually write in spurts. I will think of what I want to write and be able to write a full paragraph non-stop, and then I plan for the next paragraph. I get a stream of ideas going and in vision the points I want to make, but when those points run out, it usually takes me a while to get back on track. I like to look over my papers, but in high school I usually did not revise. In my English class we did a lot of practice for the AP exam, so we would have one hour to write a paper, and therefore there was no time for revision, just checking for small errors. I always start my papers with the beginning, and my favorite way to start a paper is either with a quote, or a fact that grabs the readers’ attention. I enjoy the act of writing because I think it is a great way to express your thoughts and ideas. I also love the feeling when I can get on a roll and spit out all my thoughts at once. I believe writing can be a fun activity, and is a great way to get a point across, when utilized correctly.