My writing is a fireworks display. At the beginning there are several flashes of brilliance. However, after that it is mostly just a lot of noise. Also similar to a firework show the entire paper is written in one, usually relatively short, chunk of time. I have always struggled to go back, reread, and self correct. I struggle a lot with focusing and so what I have found is that I have to get into a frame of mind and just plow through it. I have always been a more eloquent speaker than writer and try to capitalize on this by writing papers as though I am giving an impromptu speech. Once I finish that speech I just move on and never come back to it which probably accounts for the many grammatical errors I often make. Also a firework display is informal much the way my writing often is. This I believe is due to the fact that one of my passions is standup comedy. This form of speech requires one to be informal so the audience gets the sense of dialogue rather than lecture. Unfortunately, my little inner monologues have often found a tendency to jump into my papers which is not a style that particularly impresses scholarly historians or language artists.
Also due to my lack of focus, I do not usually do a lot of prewriting which I think allows my mind to wander off on tangents which I think often deemphasize the points of a given paper. My writing is also a fireworks display because my points seem to burst out randomly. Another problem I have with not doing prewriting is that I often find myself rambling to try to pull it all together as opposed to making a clear and concise argument about my topic. I think this is again partially due to my speaking. I have become quite skilled at being able to talk my way out of or into things. However, improvising an argument requires you to maintain the control. Once the other person is talking they have the power. So I will often stall by rambling to maintain control of the conversation until I come up with my next point. Finally, my writing is a firework because like any firework show most of my writing is pretty average, but every once and a while it is really good. Of course for every one of those there are also an additional two or three that either never went off or shot off in the wrong direction and ended up lighting someone on fire, figuratively of course.
