The basics of the Writing Process

1. The Writing
Process

2. What is Writing?

3. What is Writing?

4. What is Writing?

5. What is Writing?

6. Writing is …

7. Writing is
a process.

8. What is a Process?

9. Step 1 Step 2 Step 3

10. The writing
process is …

11. a series of steps you can follow
to write anything.

12. a recursive process
(you will repeat the steps!)

13. a habit to adapt for all
your writing projects.

14. What are the steps?

15. 1.Pre-drafting
2.Drafting
3.Revising
4.Editing

16. 1.Pre-drafting

17. 1. Pre-Drafting
Preparing for the writing to come.
Developing your ideas.
Brainstorming.
Thinking or talking out your ideas.

19. 2. Drafting

20. 2. Drafting
Writing the first and subsequent drafts.
Taking breaks, then resuming the writing.
Completing the draft.

21. In her famous book on
writing, Anne Lamott
calls the first draft,
among other things,
the “down draft”: you
just get it down. Dump
it down. Don’t stop the
flow! Writer’s block
can result.

22. 3. Revising

23. 3. Revising
Changing the draft on a macro-level.
Fixing up the draft.
Preparing for more possible drafting.

24. Micro-level
issues,
like grammar

25. 4. Editing

26. 4. Editing
Changing the draft on a micro-level.
Combing through the draft multiple times.
Improving writing clarity and style.

28. 1.Pre-drafting
2.Drafting
3.Revising
4.Editing

29. An Alternative
name for the
four steps:

30. 1.Planning
2.Drafting
3.Revising
4.Finishing

31. 1.Planning
2.Drafting
3.Revising
4.Finishing

35. Two Lasting Benefits:
Improves your writing.
Leads to new ideas.