Lauren's Writing References

These were written a number of weeks ago, and it only occured to me now that it ought to be published here, this blog is an opportunity for me to improve my writing, and to do that I, and my audience ought to be aware of my current limitations and awarenesses:

I have a real problem with run on sentences. Specifically I like to use clauses in my sentences, and I end up trying to sound smarter than I am, or worse yet, than my audience is. I have been improving, but I often have to put most of my energy in to making the point I'm trying to mae in a simple way. Then focus on the simple stuff gets lost, and I end up having a ton of drafts, which may or may not be bad. *This problem has since been greatly improved, but I still need to be constantly on the look out.

In pre-writing, make sure that you feel confident in your knowledge of the topic before sitting down to right. Make sure you understand your topic and what you are going to write, and if you don't, do a bit more research or prethinking before starting the essay. Confidence and full knowledge in a topic will make essay writing much easier and smoother. Being unsure about the topic tends to lead to writer's block, or various other problems when you attempt to write.

Update - 2

Sadly, this update is not as great as my last one. I have had a problem with eating right this week. My excuse is finals, there is a lot to be done, and a serious lack of time to do it in (no to sound too innocent, but I don't think it is all due to procrastination). Regarding the bad habit, there has been a lot of caffine, a lot of eating out, and a lack of home cooked meals. All of these things are preparing for improvement next week though.
On the bright side however, I have still stuck to healthy take out, plenty of veggies, fruits, and I have entirly avoided fried foods. It could be better though.
As long as this is out there, I'd like to open up discussion for eating right without a lot of time or energy. We all know the best thing is to make sure you have the time to do this, because it is so important, but in the real world, we are not so perfect. So if anyone has suggestions for comprimising time and a healthy lifestyle, I'd love to hear your suggestions.