The Writing Process

The Writing Process is a step-by-step set of instructions used to help an author go from an idea in their mind to a well written piece of writing. Each step in the process is vital to the next for a polished piece.  Leaving out a step can make the writing seem unfinished or give the reader a feeling of confusion.

The Writing Process

Step One:     Prewriting -  the gathering of ideas that are focused on one main topic

Step Two:    Drafting -  the organization of ideas into a logical format, such as a beginning, middle, and an end

Step Three:   Revising -  where one makes changes to the CONTENT of the draft, such as adding, deleting, rearranging, and combining ideas for elaboration

Step Four:    Editing -  where one checks the draft for mistakes, such as capitalization, usage, punctuation, and spelling, which we call CUPS

Step Five:     Publishing -  the rewriting/typing of the revised draft for publication and sharing