This workshop and writing instruction program is designed to help you to find a less painful and more productive writing process, as well as to produce papers that reflect the complexity and brilliance of your thought, which may not be showing up on the page. In addition to discussing the distinctions between the roles of creator and critic, we will rethink the idea of a draft—both the purpose of a draft and what a draft might look like. You will be introduced to and experiment with a model for drafting that makes writing easier, yet ultimately leads to essays that demonstrate greater depth of thought, stronger development and synthesis of ideas, and more in-depth engagement with specifics. You will be encouraged to follow the workshop with a series of individual sessions, designed to analyze and address your specific writing goals and challenges, as well as to guide you in completing a particular assignment. Preregistration on the Writing Center Web site is required and is limited to 12 students.