I chose my publishable paper, “Forgiven Sharpie,” as a demonstration of my writing process because I spent the most time developing the piece. My ideas for “Forgiven Sharpie” arose when I was prompted on the midterm to write about an experience when I was required to learn from a mistake. I thought of my 40 stories list, and one of the first stories that crossed my mind was that of writing “slut” on a girl’s locker in middle school. After receiving my midterm grade with the note “Katie, This could be developed into a publishable article. (See me.) –Mr. Blake” on the bottom, I decided to go forth with it. My first draft consisted primarily of my midterm essay and a few details scattered throughout. After getting feedback from my first peer