9/8-9/15 #2

Formal
Jane Tompkins, the writer, tells of a pattern that shows itself whenever she writes a novel or an article. For the first fortnight she writes and things go well. Then, in the middle of the night, she wakes up to a fright and realizes that there is a criticism she has overlooked. Invariably her first thought is that she has to give up on her hard work. Then, later, she comes to a realization that her text becomes better.

Informal
Jane Tompkins talks about a pattern that repeats itself when she writes a book or an article. For awhile whenever she writes, things go well. After a little bit she will wake up and realize that she overlooked some criticism and that shes gonna have to start all over. After a bit she realizes that she can just revise what she has written and make her work better overall.


Mixture
Writer Jane Tompkins describes a pattern that is repeated whenever she finds herself writing a book or article. For the first critical weeks she writes things go well until she wakes up in the middle of the night and realizes she has made a huge error in her writing. At first she thinks she is going to have to give up on her work but then realizes that she can use this to her advantage and make her work better and more interesting.