Thlog #2

            I tend to come up with ideas while I’m writing but they usually sidetrack from my current topic. What I do is just write the ideas down and then come back to them later when I know where to place them. My problem is that I don’t get to use those ideas because I end up not knowing where to put them. Some of those ideas are pretty swell too so there’s that feeling of wasted effort. To fix my predicament, I’ll start using Zack’s placeholder tip. When I’m organizing my paper, I could look at these placeholders and see if my leftover ideas could be applied to them. I’m also very stubborn when I get writer’s block, as I stay on the topic until I figure out what to write breaking my writing momentum. These placeholders could help my writing process be overall smoother. Another tip I will gratefully use is the oxford comma. Thanks to the Vampire Weekend song, I’m aware of the oxford comma, but never realized the importance of it until last Monday. I’ll start to think of it as a mandatory tool. It's so interesting to me that these symbols change how we read, especially with dashes, commas, and parentheses. I like how the meaning of the sentence change just because of these little symbols.

            The thesis statement is probably one of the most frustrating aspect in writing a paper. I have never thought or knew of a working thesis statement. I do feel that a regular thesis statement is limiting and I don’t like how my paper has to revolve around it. It’s even worse when my paper ends up not fulfilling what my thesis statement states. I feel as if I’m not in control of my own paper anymore. I will keep the working statement in mind and will experiment with it for future papers.