Drafting: Apply It

  • Explain strategies for starting your essay
  • Explain how to turn an outline into a draft
  • Examine why writing multiple drafts is important

Struggling to Start Your Draft?

Have you ever sat down to write and felt like your brain just freezes at the first sentence? Or maybe you get stuck rewriting the same line over and over, frustrated that the words don’t come out “right” the first time. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone—and you’re not doing it wrong. Writing is rarely a smooth, one-and-done process. In fact, many of the habits that slow us down are incredibly common—and totally fixable.

Watch this video to see some common traps students fall into when starting their first drafts, and tips for overcoming them.

You can view the transcript for “How EVERY Student Can Become A FAST Writer” here (opens in new window).