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Upon reading this section in the book, I realized I follow some of the strategies listed – without knowing I was doing so. I generally find it easier to write on topics that I find interest in, assuring that I will easily be able to find a lot of information on said topic. I would rather choose a topic I know well, than a more ‘mature’ topic – solely because of the fact that my comfort with the topic will lead to a better flow of thoughts while writing. Preliminary research is brought up in this text, and is a tactic I have always used – ensuring I have as much information possible on what I am writing before doing so. This can be paired with the idea of ‘free writing,’ or putting all thoughts down without worrying about the structure of the paper. This is done easily by having a lot of information, or maybe even too much – and following that with edits that will cut down writing into a solid piece. This is done much easier with too much text, rather than too little.

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  1. Mariah McCurryFebruary 1, 2018 at 10:51 AM

    I had the same thought process when trying to choose topics of my own! I always wanted to pick the topic that seemed the most professional instead of a topic i really enjoyed.

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  2. UnknownFebruary 13, 2018 at 12:12 PM

    That's awesome that you were kind of already following the guidelines subconsciously. I agree it's definitely easier to write about a topic when you're genuinely interested in it, otherwise it's harder to elaborate on things and can get boring really fast.

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