The part I found most interesting about Flower and Hayes' discussion was when a writer "monitors" their work, switching between one process and another. I never realized it, but that process (along with many of the other processes they mentioned) is something that I do all too frequently when I'm writing. I'm never afraid to say to myself, "Well this is trivial" or "This sounds cliche," and I suppose in a way I was telling myself, "Don't write trivially," and "Don't use cliche language." In this way, although I often feel as though my writing process is disorganized, there is some kind of subconscious method to the madness.
The experiment the authors conducted in which they instructed writers to compose their thoughts out loud was also intriguing. I'm not sure I would be able to verbalize exactly what goes through my head as I plan my process, because I often feel as though it's chaotic (although Flower and Hayed did prove otherwise). Even as I write this paragraph, I'm concidering what I would say out loud if someone were to ask me to explain what I'm thinking and where I plan to go with the rest of the blog, and to be honest, it probably would sound like I have no idea what I'm doing. When I start to think too hard about my writing, it begins to feel forced. I'm much better at figuring out what I'm trying to get across by seeing my ideas on paper. Of course, this wouldn't be the first time that I've believed that the thoughts in my head are better left unsaid.
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