Mollywritingprocess

Writing Process I just turned in the final copy of my memoir. There were several steps that I had to take to get to this stage in my writing. Here they are. The first thing that I did was try to think of as many memories as I could and wrote them down in a notebook. After this I went back and thought about each memory individually, trying to remember as much as I could about each one. I wrote down my thoughts as I did this. After I had finished this step I went back through and looked for the memory that I could remember the most about. That is how I came to the decision the write about this particular memory. Once I had decided what memory I was going to write about the rest was fairly simple. I had already written out what I could remember about the event so all I had to do now was type it up and make it more into a story. When I had written it down, I was only mentioning the facts, and when I began to type it up I told it like a story. Showing actually rather than telling what happened. I added descriptions and metaphors in order to make the reader feel like they were actually reliving my memory. This was probably my favorite part of the whole paper. It was also what I found to be the easiest. The hardest part for me has always been the editing step. I never felt that I was very good at it. After I had completed my first draft, I read through it again editing and adding more where I felt it was needed. When I got my first draft back I looked at the professors’ comments and made adjustments as needed. I also had a friend read through my paper and make any suggestions that she felt would make the paper better. When I read through my paper for the final edit, I took the suggestions of both my professor and friends in to account to make changes. After I had completed this, my paper was all read to turn in. I had completed all of the steps necessary in writing and editing a paper. Conclusion If I were going to do this memoir again, I don’t think that I would have done it much differently than I did the first time. If I did change anything it would probably be the editing steps. I think that I would get more people to read my paper and give me feedback. This would help me to perfect my writing.