{"id":503,"date":"2022-03-21T05:00:26","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T09:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=503"},"modified":"2022-06-28T22:07:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T02:07:32","slug":"writing-is-a-process","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/chapter\/writing-is-a-process\/","title":{"raw":"Writing is a Process","rendered":"Writing is a Process"},"content":{"raw":"<a style=\"font-weight: bold;font-size: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle.jpg\" alt=\"Squiggle line with overlapping lines in black in meant to illustrate the design process.\" width=\"2112\" height=\"1198\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nWriting is a process\u2014sometimes a messy one. It\u2019s likely that this process won\u2019t be a straight line, but rather a winding, twisting scribble. But that\u2019s also the beauty of writing. If we are open and curious as we engage in the process, writing can be a way of grappling with questions,\u00a0 issues, and ideas we care about. I encourage you, as you read this chapter, to shift your attention away from the final product, and towards the process\u2014the journey of discovery that not only leads you to contribute knowledge, but might also change you along the way.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n\r\n<a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590.png\"><img class=\"alignright wp-image-178\" style=\"padding-left: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-300x300.png\" alt=\"Blank thought bubble\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a>QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">What strategies have you tried to help you get started on the writing of a research paper? How have they worked? Are there any strategies you\u2019d like to try?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poet Natalie Diaz says, \u201cWriting for me is no different than playing basketball, it\u2019s my body moving among and pushing up against and being moved by other bodies of language and the energy of language\u201d (2021). Do you have a writing process? What does it feel like?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1>References<\/h1>\r\nDiaz, Natalie. (March, 2021). <em>On the physicality of writing<\/em>. The Creative Independent. <a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/thecreativeindependent.com\/people\/natalie-diaz-on-the-physicality-of-writing\/\">https:\/\/thecreativeindependent.com\/people\/natalie-diaz-on-the-physicality-of-writing\/<\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p><a style=\"font-weight: bold;font-size: 1em\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-598 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle.jpg\" alt=\"Squiggle line with overlapping lines in black in meant to illustrate the design process.\" width=\"2112\" height=\"1198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle.jpg 2112w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle-1024x581.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle-1536x871.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle-2048x1162.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle-65x37.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle-225x128.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/03\/process-of-design-squiggle-350x199.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2112px) 100vw, 2112px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Writing is a process\u2014sometimes a messy one. It\u2019s likely that this process won\u2019t be a straight line, but rather a winding, twisting scribble. But that\u2019s also the beauty of writing. If we are open and curious as we engage in the process, writing can be a way of grappling with questions,\u00a0 issues, and ideas we care about. I encourage you, as you read this chapter, to shift your attention away from the final product, and towards the process\u2014the journey of discovery that not only leads you to contribute knowledge, but might also change you along the way.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox\">\n<p><a class=\"internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-178\" style=\"padding-left: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-300x300.png\" alt=\"Blank thought bubble\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-225x225.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1608\/2022\/02\/noun-think-631590.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/a>QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">What strategies have you tried to help you get started on the writing of a research paper? How have they worked? Are there any strategies you\u2019d like to try?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Poet Natalie Diaz says, \u201cWriting for me is no different than playing basketball, it\u2019s my body moving among and pushing up against and being moved by other bodies of language and the energy of language\u201d (2021). Do you have a writing process? What does it feel like?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h1>References<\/h1>\n<p>Diaz, Natalie. (March, 2021). <em>On the physicality of writing<\/em>. 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