3 Things You Need To Know Before Writing
1. Slow and Steady Pacing
If you are the kind of person that procrastinates and puts responsibility off until the last possible moment, then you have some adjusting to do.
Use the time in class and the due dates guide your pacing, because you cannot do something like this overnight. This assignment is designed to progress slow and steady, so you will fall off track if you try to run it too fast. |
2. Don't Stress Out
If you are the kind of person that stresses or gets overwhelmed when considering the amount of work, take a deep breath!
This paper is stretched out over a 1.5 month span and broken into bite sized pieces. Don't think of it as one gigantic assignment, think of it as 15 little assignments that fit together perfectly. |
3. Writing is Hard
One of the biggest myths about writing is that there are those who are naturally gifted at writing and those aren't. This isn't true at all.
The average novelist writes and rewrites a novel between 15 and 25 times before they get the finished project. Good writers put in the work. Writing can be fun, but it is also a very challenging and taxing experience. Your rough draft should be easy because it can be "rough" as you get your thoughts and research into your own words. However, your final draft should be sifted through with a fine toothed comb. It should be Perfect. If you face the challenge that sits before you, the end result will be very rewarding. |