Writing process

Writing is an exploration.

You start from nothing and

learn as you go. Edgar Lawrence Doctorow

Action is greater than writing. A good

man is a nobler object of contemplation

than a great author there are but two

things worth living for : to do what is

worth of being written and write what is

worthy of being read.Ross Perot

Elements of writing

The product is something tangible that you get after going through a process.

Pre-writing

Pre-writing

Drafting

Pre-writing

Drafting

Sharing

Pre-writing

Drafting

Sharing

Revising

Pre-writing

Drafting

Sharing

Revising

Editing

Pre-writing

Drafting

SharingRevising

Editing

Publishing

Pre-writing

Drafting

Sharing

Revising

Editing

Publishing

Assessing

What is Pre-writing ?

As its name implies, prewriting is any writing you do

before you start writing. Sound confusing ? It’s not. we

all do little bit of thinking before we write. so why not

write some of that thinking down ? the fun of pre-

writing is that it really doesn’t matter. Pre-writing is a

time that you can use to expriment, jot down a few

quick ideas, to try out something new without having to

try hard, to take little time to gather your thoughts and

choose direction before you start drafting.

Drafting

The conventional meaning of the word « Drafting » is ,

and quote « A preliminary version of a plan,

document, a picture » But all that tells you that a draft

is something that isn’t finished.

What is sharing ?

sharing your work with other people and get

some feedback about how you’re doing. it is

better for you to share it several times long before

it’s done, so you have the chance to make

changes based on that comments you receive.

One thing that helps is to focus your audience on

something in particular that would like them to

respond to.

What is revising ?

The word « revision » literaly means « to see again »

This what revising is all about. Having received

comments about your pièce during the responding

stage, you can better see your writing now from the

reader’s point of view. it involves four distinctly

different things you often have to do at the same

time.

1- Adding things 2- Moving things 3-cutting things

4- leaving things alone.

What’s editing ?

Editing means many things to many people. But

here means only one thing : talking care of any

problems you have with writing conventions like

spelling, punctuation, grammar, and usage. You

can make minor changes to the content of your

piece. A word here, a phrase there.

What’s publishing ?

The word « Publish » might remind you of another

word you know. That word is « public » because

that’s what publishing is all about : preparing a

piece of writing so that it can be read, understood

and enjoyed by the public.

What’s assessing ?

The word « assess » comes from the Latin word

« assidere » meaning « to sit beside » the idea here is

to see what you have done. How it works: after you

have published a piece and let it sit for a while , take it

out again and re-read it.