I have learned a great deal in English 484 this semester, and in my mind I now see writing as riding a bike. I will explain what I mean.

A bike is made of three essential parts: the wheels, the breaks, and the handlebars. All parts are needed to succeed!

Wheels-interest and motivation/desire to just write because you need to have the drive to get going!

Brakes-self evaluation of your own writing process/style/thoughts, because sometimes you need to say whoa, stop! I need to think about what I’m doing and what I want to accomplish here and how!

Handlebars-writing mechanics (grammar, sentence structure, proper thesis etc) to help writer keep going in the proper direction to stay on the trail and not fall into ugly, tacky shrubbery.