#EXAMPLE OF A ROUGH DRAFT HOW TO#

I accepted the fact that I may never have the possibility to write freely again. At first it did not bother me, but after a few years of following the same exact process, every single time that I wrote a paper, I was burned out. Then came 7th grade, when the idea of essays that followed a format came along. I was in 6th grade and exploring my new writing limitations. In the beginning I was allowed to write creatively about topics, such as my paper on the history of Rome, but from the viewpoint of a lost traveler. I was no longer able to write fairy tales, but I had to write on subjects such as Rome, or even more popular, education. It was in middle school when my writing was required to be more structured.

I was free, and then I was taught the five paragraph essay format and I have been stuck on this lead rope ever since. I was succumbed to ride on somebody else’s terms, so that I could satisfy their ideas. By putting me back on the lead rope I felt as though my freedom was taken away, just as a “precautionary measure”. I was bored, and I felt like nobody understood just how free I had become. When I was horseback riding during this time I was put back on the lead rope. In fifth grade, I broke my arm and had to wear a cast for half a year. I wrote creative stories in my free time and dreamed that one day I would be a famous, well-known author living in riches.

At first the writing process is slow, but when you start to learn it your opportunities for discovery are limitless.

Every time that I got on the horse the experience was different, and I let it take me where it wanted to go, kind of like writing. I was free to gallop wherever I wanted and simply let my thoughts wonder. When I was off of the lead rope, I felt like I could do anything. The better I got at horse back riding, the less I needed to use the lead rope.

#EXAMPLE OF A ROUGH DRAFT HOW TO#

The process for learning how to ride is slow and most often in the early months when I was learning, my horse and I were attached to the instructor by a lead rope.

Example of a rough draft