Before You Read
I don't really have a pre-writing ritual. I just need somewhere to sit with background noise--I hate quiet.
Summary
In her article "Decisions and Revisions...," Carol Berkenkotter attempts to show the reader the process of a writer, and how easily it can be affected. Berkenkotter studied the writing habits of writer David Murray for a while, having him record his thoughts and writing down all of his ideas. She also inspected the area where Murray usually wrote. She then placed Murray in a strange room and asked him to write a piece for a magazine he had never read, for an audience that was suspect. Murray was immediately knocked for a loop.
QDJ
1. I understand Murray's process. I know a lot of people that have to have a certain environment to write in, although I personally don't require much.
3. This study showed Berkenkotter that it is very important to go back and forth in the editing and revising process. It also showed that many writers value this process and have problems when it is messed with.
AEI
1. When writing, I usually drift back and forth between ideas relatively quickly. I would characterize my writing experience as being pretty limited, which is why I tend to not focus as much when I'm writing. I don't like to revise, I don't like to edit. I like to write something and be done with it.
MM
I learned that having a constant writing environment could help me in the future.
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