It is perfectly okay to write garbageas long as you edit brilliantly.

- C. J. Cherryh

This semester I have grown a lot as a technical writer, both because of our studies
and revision work and because of my being forced to participate. Writing has always
given me anxiety, Im a whiz at studying for a test and understanding mathematical
concepts but the act of writing is something I have never been comfortable with.
Participating in this class has given me a better understanding of what it takes to
accomplish technical writing.
One of the biggest things Ive learned this semester is the importance of revision.
Thats why I chose to theme my reflection around a quote given by C. J. Cherryh, It
is perfectly okay to write garbageas long as you edit brilliantly. So many of my
fears of failure were put to rest when I just wrote out what I had and focused on
polishing and tuning that, rather than expecting myself to come up with the perfect
sentence the first time I write it.

Intro^^*
Writing for employment
-initially started with resume from a year ago, was able to improve
-first instance of reader centered writing
-revision process helped, cover letter specifically [Reference prev
reflection memo]
Revising a professional document
-learned to have a critical eye for the design of a professional
document
-thought a lot about the importance of color
-even the ugliest of websites initially can be turned into something
profession looking with good editting
Writing Instructions
-learned collaborative writing skills
-we used google docs which enabled for real time collaboration along
with constant editing of each others work.
-by using a process of editing each others work as we went, we were
able to produce a very clean and high quality first draft, few changes
were needed after our usability test.
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Proposal & Feasibility Report

-had to identify a problem, chose chick-fil-a.
-initially tried to think of solutions
-thought it through and revised the draft to focus on the best one
-argued for the proposal
Conclusion