Jake's+reflection

My invention stage was rather pathetic. Undoubtedly, I had better memoir subjects, but i shied away from them because they were too personal. I chose the certain story i did because it was rather tame and still kept the attention of the reader fairly well. My planning stage was somewhat skipped. I never have been one for planning. I just delved into the writing process as soon as i could. I like to get my ideas and memories down on paper before i forget them. Drafting was a major part of my paper. Out of the entire process, drafting is my favorite. You get the permission to be creative and if you make minor initial mistakes, it isn't a big deal. This is when i combine planning into drafting as i go. Peer cometary was actually very helpful for me. Hearing my story spoken out loud helped me realize minor grammar errors and even weak parts in my story. If i was getting bored with part of my story, who would want to read it? I had never been apart of this part of the writing process and it helped me greatly. Revising is never my forte, but the writing center proofread my paper and helped me out with the tedious step. I will go to the writing center in the future, not for them to write my paper, but to proofread and revise my work. Very helpful.

All in all, i think that this was easy for me. I chose a story with no real emotional ties, something that was easy for me to let strangers know. I put forth the effort with this paper and i think i delivered a decent story. I loved the writing process we went through and realized it to be much more successful than other strategies I've used before. Fun times :)