The longest college paper I've ever written was probably 15-20 pages. It wasn't even for me. I "helped" my older sister with this literary essay on some obscure book. I was in high school at the time. Since she couldn't pass her writing skills exit exam, the university gave her the option of taking this writing class. If she didn't pass, she wouldn't get her accounting degree (lol).
My mom urged (read: guilt-tripped) me to "help" her. What ended up happening was something on the lines of:
1). sister: I don't understand this chapter!
2). I read that chapter, then jot down notes/mark pages
3). sister: I don't know how to write what I want to say.
4). I end up reading the 2 or 3 sentences she wrote in very very broken English (blatant display of lack of effort--she doesn't even proofread her own stuff).
5). She sits there and watches me type and every few minutes blurt out, "Wow almost 1 page already."
6). Finally I got frustrated and just wrote the entire paper over the course of a week.
7). Profit--my writing skills wouldn't have developed as much as they have had I not been forced to write all of those papers for her.
Yeah it's a semi-rant. My point is, writing a lot is good for you (well, when you're not pressured to do someone else's work).
