do my best work when: I am passionate about my subject and have the freedom to write about my interests. I am knowledgeable (enough) about my subject. I can easily access research or information I don’t possess that may inform what I am writing. I have sufficient (but not too much) time to engage in a writing process appropriate to the occasion. I am sufficiently rested and mentally alert. I have an audience potentially interested in reading my writing. I have a deep understanding of the purpose of what I am writing, why I am writing it, and what effect I hope to have on the audience.
