Blog 13B:

The most helpful element in the writing process for me is the concept of drafts.  Drafts are so helpful because you can add and switch things up and re-read it over again. Also, you can have other people read it and look through it and have their opinion.

Essays are going to be everywhere while going to school. As much as people hate essays, they must be done. I have learned that it's important to grasp the audience and know what you're talking about. Essays can be boring to read and to write, but it's fun when it's something your passionate to write about. Therefore, I learned to pick a topic that is fun to write because it will be fun to read. I also learned that having maybe a specific tool or two (rhetorical tool), then it gives a specific body to that paragraph instead of just winging it. Essays don't need to be that bad to write, all depends on how you write it and what you're writing about.