#15

When writing my Feature Article.....

how did I start?
I thought of a topic that I am very familiar with and I thought defending sororities and the typical sorority sterotypes was a fitting topic since I have been a sorority sister for the past 4 years. I started by organizing the main points I wanted to address and then fit peoples opinions into each topic.

when did I figure out my focus?
I figured it out during class when we went around and discussed the ideas we might have. It was my first idea and it was the one I went with.

what did I leave out? what did I change? what did I emphasize?
I spoke about all of the benefits of sororities and I left out some drawbacks sorority life might have like having to go to everything even when you dont want to. I emphasized the positives of being a sister and also some opinions people had on sorority life.

where did I get stuck and how did I get unstuck?
I got stuck when I had to think of who to interview but after talking to some sorority sisters from different organizationss it became easy.

what were my major revisions?
I really didnt have major revisions. My outline led to my essay and when I constructed mye ssy I didnt have to turn back and change anything to drastic.

how did my life (not on the page) affect my writing process?
Being that I have so much on my plate it wasa hard to find time to sit down and write.

where and when did I write my best? what time?
I write my best when I am sitting on my bed with the tv on in the background and I am by myself.

what writing rituals did I engage in?
Before I write in my bedroom I haveto make my bed and clean my room so Im sitting in a clean and non cluttered environment. When it comes down to writing rituals I normally do, I didnt freewrite like I normally do but I outlined first.

how did I use thinking, talking and writing to develop my paper?
I thought first then discussed my essay topic with some sisters who helped my develop key points to mention.

how did I know when I was finished and how did I decide where to start?
I decided to start my paper by talking about the sterotypes that we face as sorority girls and then went from there and then I knew I was done with the essay when I ended it on the note of talking about how all of those sterotypes are wrong which tied it into the first paragraph.