Personal Narrative: The Writing Process

There are many steps to follow in order to prepare for a volleyball game and to prepare for a paper. I have to eat healthy, workout, practice, watch film, then practice specific techniques in order to prepare for a game. While writing, I have a set of steps to follow so that I will have an organized and successful paper, such as prewriting, drafting, conferring with friends, editing, proofreading, and finally publishing. Now I am standing in an empty volleyball gym and am finally ready to start the writing process.
My prewriting process begins with me writing out my name, date, class, and teacher’s name to first calm down and to allow my brain slow down. Before the volleyball workout starts, I take deep breaths and remind myself why I am here. …show more content…
I get their thoughts and comments and write them down on a piece of paper to look over later. Next, I will share what skillset I am working on improving on in this week’s practice with my teammates and I ask them to critique my paper harshly. Lastly, I like to confer with my college coach about my papers, since he is the volleyball expert and I am not the best writer in the world.
Finally, after I have gathered everyone's thoughts on my paper, I start to revise and edit for the final practice. I will first look at the main objectives for the final practice session, then I really go in and nitpick things like my grammar, spelling, and vocabulary. I almost always have to cut down my word count, and turn my run-on sentences into separate sentences. At this point, I am done revising my paper and am mentally and physically ready for the big game tomorrow.
The morning of the big game I have my parents read through and tell me what they think of my final draft. Now I head to school to conquer the opposing team and get the win. It is finally game time. I turn my paper in to Mrs.Poff and relax, finally, because the game is over and my team has won the