Project 1, Draft 1

A lot of my writing process is varied, so I do not have a specific process. I did, however, find that my process for this assignment did work to my benefit. First, I started by sitting myself in a very quite room. I have found that complete silence works for me. The environment needs to be perfect for me, as well, so I made sure there were no distractions in my vicinity. I was in my room and locked my door. My thinking process took about an hour. I would say that the setup I had was pretty close to my ideal writing process. After completing the assignment, I felt good about myself. I got a sense of assurance, because before starting I did not think I was going to be able to think of anything. Before starting, I was feeling very anxious about this assignment. I did not think I had a good grasp on what the assignment actually was, but looking back I think I did a good job. In regards to Lamott’s  ideas about a first draft, I think I followed her style pretty well. She describes her process as finding some place that you are comfortable in and to just get in the right mindset. She says how going into the process most writers do not know what they are going to write about and that is how I felt. I did what she did and got in a comfortable setting and just wrote what came to mind. Hopefully I got a good grasp on the assignment, but I think I did well.