Caitlin Rudy Thoughts on Writing

Going into the spring of 2014 I feel that I am a very prepared writer. Writing has always seemed to be a strong suit of mine. Once I get a pen and piece of paper in my hand, words always seem to flow out effortlessly from my pen to the paper. I feel like I often go into another world or something when I’m writing. I’ll finish an entire paragraph in a few minutes, go back to read it and ask myself “did I write that? Because I don’t remember writing that”. It’s such an interesting concept to think about, but it completely makes sense to me. I become so involved in what I’m writing that my mind pushes away every other thought not regarding my current paper. One thing I learned this year is that grammar is very important. Going back over the comments on my three papers, I realized that when I got points off, most of the time it was due to grammar issues and not necessarily content. I feel like this has prepared me more for English next semester because I’m going to make it a priority of mine to proof read my work. Up until now I’ve never proof read a single paper I’ve written because I feel like my initial thoughts are usually the best and that I shouldn’t over think things. While I still think this is true, making sure I use commas and that words are spelled correctly can be just as important as great ideas. This is one lesson learned this year that I will be sure to carry with me on to English 1106.