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The Writing Process

Writing is a process of four general steps: inventing, drafting, revising, and editing. You might prefer to
do the steps linearly, one after the other, or iteratively, in repeating or successive sessions. The steps
blend into each other, so putting effort into each step pays off at the end with a clear, concise, and
complete paper. The other side of this sheet defines the steps and suggests how and when to use each
step.

Approximately 50% of the process consists of generating ideas and organizing them into a coherent form
(the invention and drafting steps).

Invention, also called pre-writing or brainstorming, is the


foundation of a successful paper—without it, you’ll have nothing to
draft, revise, edit, or submit to your professor.

Here are some different ways to invent or begin the writing


process.

• Note-taking — This can be as simple as jotting down reactions,


questions, or main points about your topic or as complex as
keeping a system of notecards that you re-visit and take notes on
again many times.
• Listing — Write down everything you can think of that is
related to your paper topic. You can add or remove items from
your list at any time.
• Free-writing — Write for 5 minutes on your topic without stopping or worrying about spelling,
grammar, or anything else. If you run out of ideas about your topic, write “I don’t know what to
say” or something similar until you start to come up with more ideas. Free-writing helps you
clear out some of your dead-end ideas and write yourself into some surprising and fruitful
ideas.
• Clustering (also called mapping or webbing) —
This method allows you to show how your
items or ideas are related to each other.
Separate your thoughts into similar categories
and draw lines connecting those categories to
each other and/or to your main topic. [graphic]
• Outlining — Outlining consists of creating
headings and putting your ideas, evidence, or
sources under those headings so you can
clearly see the entire paper’s organization.

The other 50% of the process (the revision and editing steps) consists of looking at the ideas and form
more closely, often from a reader’s perspective. All four steps consider both global issues (such as
argument, focus, and structure) and local issues (such as spelling and punctuation) to some degree.
Using the Writing Process
These tables describe the four steps of the writing process: inventing, drafting, revising, and editing.
Knowing when and how to use these steps will help you resolve common problems in your own writing
and grow as an effective writer.
1) Invention
What is invention? How should I invent? When should I invent? When am I done inventing?
• This is the step where • Brainstorming • You get your assignment • Your ideas turn into full
you get to be creative • Listing • You understand the sentences
• Focus on coming up with • Outlining requirements • You have too much
a topic and a direction • Mind-mapping • Your draft is too short research
• Don’t worry too much • Free writing • You need more ideas or • But keep in mind:
about organization yet • Note-taking support for your draft invention can be used
• Even just thinking about • Researching throughout the entire
your assignment counts writing process!
as invention!

2) Drafting
What is drafting? How should I draft? When should I draft? When am I done drafting?
• This starts when you • Free writing • You have an idea of the • You begin to feel ready
begin to put words • Writing main points you want to to show your work to
together on the page • Paragraphing make with your writing another person
• You do not have to • You want to put new • Don’t fall in love with
organize your ideas here, ideas down in words your early drafts,
concentrate on putting because you’ll probably
them into sentences want to make changes

3) Revision
What is revision? How should I revise? When should I revise? When am I done revising?
• This is the step where • Reviewing your thesis • You have a draft or part • You organized your ideas
you begin to focus on • Reorganizing of a draft to work with logically
organizing your writing • Rephrasing • You’ve stopped drafting • You get too attached to a
in an effective and logical • Working on transitions long enough to become draft of your writing
way or topic sentences objective to your writing
• You can rearrange, add, • Adding or deleting • You have reread the
and delete words, information assignment guidelines
sentences, and ideas • Strengthening support

4) Editing
What is editing? How should I edit? When should I edit? When am I done editing?
• This is turning a revised • Making minor changes • You have a full draft • You turn in your
draft into a final draft • Checking grammar • You’re satisfied with the assignment, but this only
• This can include fixing • Running spell check organization, thesis, means you are done
spelling, formatting, • Fixing formatting support, and ideas editing that specific draft
citations, style, headings, • Checking citations • Editing can be done all of your writing
grammar, punctuation, • Reading aloud for flow along, but should also be
and minor redundancies done very last.

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