My Writing Style

Question: Write about a paper (any paper) you have written in the past. What was your process when writing the paper? (Did you have music playing in the background, did you write the paper the night before, did you outline or just start writing, etc.) What “type” of paper was it? (Creative piece, research paper, lab report, book report, etc.?) What do you feel is the difference between editing and revising?


Response:
Choosing a paper to talk about is difficult, not only have I forgot some of those I have written but mainly because there have been so many. One memorable paper I've written in the past was a trend analysis discussing the ways in which sex, and the discussion of sex, has become less of a taboo subject in American culture.
Understanding that the focus of my paper would be covering many decades I understood that in depth research would be crucial to the papers success. Prior to doing the necessary research, I decided that I wanted to organize my paper chronologically while discussing important situations and people that helped progress the sexual revolution. After retrieving my needed material for the paper I began writing two days prior to the paper's deadline, as I do with most papers.
I don't consider it procrastinating, but more time to allow me to think about the topic in which I'm writing. It makes no since to write a paper as soon as its assigned only to revise it seventeen times before turning it in only to realize that its original content is no longer existent. I allow myself time for ideas and insights to come to me prior to sitting down and writing. Another personal writing style I possess, is writing the paper all at once. I like to sit alone at my desk, usually with calming piano music in the background, and throw everything I have onto paper organizing it as I go along. After everything is one paper I go back and make the necessary editing, replacing simple words with more complex words, and allowing the paper to flow better.
In my opinion the definition of editing lies more with grammatical structure and word usage rather than with ideas and concepts. When I "revise" a paper its usually because I've thought of a different direction I want to take it. Revision, I feel, deals more with the overall paper and the message it is suppose to convey.