second draft, yayyyy....

The first thing that comes to mind when I sit or lay down to write something is the topic. In my experience finding a topic to write about, or finding where to start on a given topic has had me wasting hours of valuable time. So I don’t anymore, I just write, whatever comes to mind at the moment when pen strikes paper. I start myself off by picking something else up and that usually sends me in a trance of thoughts which helps me write. There’s been a few times when I have written subconsciously, a definite truth when it involves lyrics or poetry. Sometimes I sing what I write, it may sound weird but it helps me a lot, it helps me see the ideas are there, just need to be expressed somehow. In my experience ideas can come from experiences good and bad, and are reflected on your feelings towards those experiences.
On the subject of when I write papers, I design the ideas early, since the date it is assigned. What I did in High School was write the wrong due date, such as one two to three days before the assignment is due and somehow pretend that the date written down IS the actual due date. The reason for this is I find it much easier to write when I am anxious, tired and nervous, ideas come a lot faster, and I am able to express myself with more freedom. As the night fades and the sun rises, the day knocks on my door, of course the assignment is not due. I just pretended it was, but now I have many ideas to elaborate on, ideas which only come when I am under that stressful situation. I believe that creativity comes when you are not focusing on one thing, but living your life as a smooth stream, and letting everything flow in your head. I think writing comes out best when it is impromptu.
The reason drafts are made, is revision. Whether it is by the writer, or a peer, or a professor, even include a toddler for all I care. Everyone can revise a paper and give their likes and dislikes on the topic. If you are writing a paper on Biology, ask you English teacher to review it, and vice-versa. The point I am attempting to get across is that writing, is really what you collected from the contribution of others. I enjoy being told that someone doesn’t like my writing, then it comes to why, and I try to make it more appealing to a wider spectrum of people. However, the idea of being told what to write, something in the lines of, “Oh, you should write this instead!”, nah. I don’t mind being told what’s wrong, but being told what to write I am not a fan of. I like writing and there is always drafts, second, third, thousandth in some cases. And I did write this the day before :).