Blog #2 Josh Warner

For me writing is like nailing jello to a wall.  I never met anyone who could nail jello to a wall. If you ever have tried nailing jello to a wall, that is pretty weird considering it is nearly impossible and it's a never ending process. This relates to my writing because I feel that when I try to start writing , I don't even know where to begin.  Starting off my papers just seems impossible. I almost would prefer to write the body paragraphs and supporting ideas before I write my introduction. That would be like sticking the nail into the wall and then trying to attach the jelly to the nail.  This may sound weird but if you translate that over to writing it's almost like working backwards without writing the conclusion.  The body paragraphs are always easier to write in my opinion. The conclusion is also easy to formulate, but I always save that for last since it sort of wraps up the whole piece.  Starting off my paper just really, really gets to me. It's not even like the next time I go to write and the time after that it gets easier. It is always the same level of difficulty, and it never changes.  This is why to me writing is like nailing jello to a wall. No matter how many times you try to nail it to the wall, no matter how many different plans of attack you have, it just never gets easier.  You can try a million different ways to nail jello to a wall, I am still willing to bet that it will never happen.  The only way you can nail jello to a wall is if you make it the wrong way and it comes out hard instead of malleable. In writing for me, this is the same as getting help from a peer or finding a way to start your writing without being independent. Nailing jello to a wall is nearly impossible as is starting of my papers on a good note.