Picture this:

It’s 3:00 in the morning and your in your room. You’re happily listening to your favorite songs,
and then you get an idea! You think to yourself, “I’m going to write a story!” You start typing
away, and after a while you stop typing and take a look at your accomplishment. You smile to
yourself, happy with the product you created, and go to sleep carrying the feeling you placed in
your essay.

Now picture this:

Once again, it’s 3:00 in the morning except this time something a little different. The house is
dead and silent. You don’t feel like listening to songs. You’re stressed about your life, maybe
someone said something or, or maybe you’re regretting a mistake you’ve made. You decide it
would be cool to write an essay, maybe it’ll lighten your mood. You begin writing but you slowly
realize that your essay sounds exactly the way you feel. It’s depressing and tiresome to read,
and you just end up being more stressed about your life than you were before. You go to bed
with a bad feeling in your stomach.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve come across a situation like this. I could be doing literally
anything and I will get a sudden urge to write an essay, and for the longest time, I couldn’t
understand why. Now as I’ve continued my writing career, and written more and more essays, I
have made the realization that no matter the circumstance, writers are going to make choices.
They are going to add little details about their lives and writing career that is reflected by the
work they create, and can be interpreted by what words they include on their paper. Through
this piece of paper you can examine exactly why they made their choices, and what factors
affected this, by examining the context of their writing scenario.

Let's take an example of an essay I wrote at 3:00 in the morning:

One thing I noticed while reading the finished story. is that the story takes the form of a flash
fiction story. The characters have little to no development and the scene I chose to write about
what was the climax of the story. You can see the same method being used in a different story I
wrote.

Now, there is a specific reason why I decided to include this style of writing in my essay.​I 
normally don't enjoy personal writing but was able to find joy in writing when I use this strategy. I've 
also noticed the many benefits I was able to receive mentally from using this strategy.​ For me,
when I examine my past experiences, I always remember the important bits, I mean, most
people do Nothing but the important things matter to us for the most part. I made a choice to
write this way, because it helps me remember my own experiences, and the things that matter
to me. Even though the content of the essay might have nothing to do with what actually
happened, I still can use it to remind me of my own past experiences.

When I am going through my essay’s I always have multiples idea or scenarios that play out

Writers make choices based on their past actions.

What do I feel after I read essay’s? Why do some stories make me want to continue writing,
while other stories make me want to give up and quit?
Why do I write the stories in the first place? What makes them special to me?

[Writers Make Choices] What have I learned about myself as a writer by studying how
I’ve portrayed myself in this writing situation? What have I learned about myself as a
writer by studying the features, strategies, and moves I make in this particular writing
situation?

Insight
Evidence
Explain
Why