My 5b. is Late, but at Least I am Honest

Exercise 5B - If you couldnt tell by the title
If I am stressed, it will not appear in writing because that comes dead last. The Fall Semester of '07 I didn't have any writing stress, as none of my classes required me to type anything of academic merit. <--- THE EASIEST SEMESTER SO FAR ---> Now...transition to this semester in ENG 391 with an entire class focusing on writing and tutoring of writing... It takes me a long time to get into the swing of churning out papers on a weekly basis, so this is a big switch.
My biggest issue with any form of writing is getting "in" to the subject. Once I have found what issue I want to discuss, then it is the problem of word choice that places a sharp tack in the proverbial writing road. It is a rare occassion when I can swerve and avoid the issue or be able to drive straight through with no issues. It usually blows my tire and leaves me waiting for a boost. I guess this shows my biggest concern of appealing to the audience to which I am writing and not sounding like a complete idiot (which probably would happen anyways). My other primary concern is developing an idea that is strong enough to last for whatever the required length of the paper is. I would have to say that length of paper is the primary goal of any of my academic writing. (On a side note: I do very little personal creative writing, art and music is more of my thing)
As far as relations to ESL students go, and as I have mentioned before I can't imagine being in a foreign country where I have only the education of a school for language. No matter how good your schooling is, you have to have the first-hand experience of conversation with a native speaker in order to gauge the level of your fluency. I went to Germany for just a short time and was very lost in the language. It is in the oral sense that I can relate, as language on paper comes much easier to me. Speaking has major roots in automatic responses and the lack of time to think of a response. I have great respect for those foreign students who are able to speak two or more languages.
Sorry for the rambling and I hope you can follow my ideas. I am sure I am not alone in my concerns.