The hardest thing to me about a paper is just starting it. Once i get started i can usually finish it up and at first it might not be very strong but thats where a draft and revision comes into play. To me revising my paper is very helpful, it's not the funniest thing in the world but it's very helpful. Workshopping with a partner is very helpful to me mainly because they give me feed back and tell me where i could go with my paper, how to improve it on the weaker portions, and find all my little grammar mistakes. Also being able to read theirs and seeing where they are coming from and what direction they went with theirs and sometimes even maybe get ideas to make yours better. I personally think workshopping and revising is a very positive thing because it can only make your paper stronger.