Pre-writing

I found it interesting that in the text, in the section on “The Process of Writing”, the first item is mind set and the importance of having the right attitude when approaching writing. I often approach writing with a sense of dread. Which has likely made the process of writing more difficult and any creativity strained. 

I am thinking back to other writing assignments that I have had and what my prewriting experience has been. It has been a while. I have done some brainstorming, listing, free-writing and stream of consciousness. I find that free-writing and stream of consciousness tend to be difficult for me because I become self conscious and have a difficult time being that free. I wish I felt more comfortable with them. Looping is a new concept to me. As I read about it in the text I was intrigued and even though it uses a more freestyle, I would be willing to give a try. 

I have had the most success with mapping and clustering. I like seeing all of the pieces laid out and put together in groups that make sense to me. I prefer mapping to clustering because it seems more orderly.