Writing Plan:

William Stafford offers some good advise in A Way of Writing. One piece of advice I liked was to find a time where no one can interrupt you, specifically early in the morning. I like this because my favorite time to write is Saturday morning after breakfast. There is something about writing in the morning that allows me to think clearly and have a calmer day than I would without writing.

I also liked how he said "I must be willing to fail." When I write, I just write. If it turns out to be bad, then it is bad, but at least I wrote down my honest thoughts using words that came to me in the moment. If we try to hard to make the writing sound professional, then we might be over thinking our writing. We can't be afraid to fail, we must be honest in our writing.

Stafford also says, "I will accept anything that occurs to me." When I write, I write whatever comes in my head at that moment and roll with it. Whether it be my brothers, what is going on outside my window, or my roommate, I write about it. Then I ramble and connect the main topic to other smaller topics. These branching topics can make the writing work, or not. Again, we must not be afraid to fail.

As for finding time to write, I just write when I can. Sometimes I write after chapel, sometimes I write after breakfast, sometimes before dinner. It just depends on my schedule that day. Honestly, sometimes I don't have time to write. I know I have to make time, but I can't always do that.