My Writing Process

I don't think I have a very specific writing process, but then again, when I think about it, maybe I am kind of picky. I generally have to be in a very comfortable, quiet, environment. So that includes either my bedroom, the back patio, or the library. I can't have distractions like TV or my phone, so I will usually turn on like classical music and keep it on low volume. Then I start my research. If I don't have any idea what to do for a topic, I will usually go skim over Yahoo! news, and that usually gives me an idea. Then I do my "in depth" research. I will use "Mel.org" for most of my resources. It's a database with articles, journals, magazines, newspapers, books, etc. You name it. They are very reliable sources. So then I start my outline. I start my outline kind of weird. I will always write my introduction to start my outline. From there I can form main points to form my body paragraphs. Then once I create my main points, mainly in bullet point form, I will write my conclusion. From this I can form my body paragraphs, which now I have a rough draft. This is where I modify my intro and conclusion to fit my body paragraphs correctly. Then I look it over and over and over, to make sure I didn't miss anything, and then I generally make someone else, credible, look over it. Once I get their feedback, I look over it a couple more times. Then I will go to a website like "knightcite" and put in all of my sources so that all my citing is done correctly. I then make my cite page. You know how the drill goes. "Alphabetical order, any lines under the first are tabbed, blah blah blah." Once I make sure the citing is done right, I will usually reread my writing again. I get very paranoid when writing. I hate being grammatically incorrect. It physically bothers me. Plus I don't think I am a very good writer. Anyways, by now I can probably print and staple, and get everything ready to turn in. And that's a ginger writing process.