Drafting

I wish I would have read this section at the beginning of high school. It would have solved all my problems. After reading I understand many different ways to help me get started, instead of sitting down and staring at a blank Microsoft Word document for twenty minutes. Setting a schedule is something I am never good at. Procrastinating until the last minute stresses me out, usually causing my writers block.
These sections help with understanding that writing is in fact, a process. Its almost impossible to write your best on the first try. When writing you will run into problems, and the reading tells you how to deal with these issues.
The second section shows the importance of detail in writing. You have to make the reader feel the senses you are describing. Help him taste the delicious pizza your telling of. The use of adjectives is important to detailed writing.
Narrating. This section is what I should have read before sitting for an hour or two writing my narrative essay. The use of time markers help the reader understand the time line of your story, showing them the sequence of events. The use of transitions help the reader follow the change of time or events in the story. The use of words like first, then, meanwhile, at last, etc.. Its important to make your transitions flow so you don't lose your readers.
Using dialogue brings voices into writing other than my own. Its the difference between telling a story of a scene, or re-enacting the scene so the reader follows the play by play. Would you rather read about an interview, or read the interview as if you were sitting in the room?