Reflection 1.2

The process of writing my second draft was much easier than my normal process of writing a paper. My first draft allowed me to get out all of my ideas and the majority of the criteria of the assignment. Normally, I write my papers all in one draft, making edits and changes along the way. This time, however, I found it much easier to create a strong final draft. The writing process I practiced this time made a huge difference in the stress levels of writing a paper. Normally I get very stressed out with writing a paper because I have to do so many things in one shot (pre-writing, outlining, drafting, editing, etc.) By breaking up the tasks in a timely manner, writing this paper was not as daunting as previous papers I have written. I definitely think that following the writing process helps a final product of a paper in many ways. I am confident that this paper would not be as good if I chose to follow my original technique of writing an essay.