The Writing Process

Preparation
During this stage, you have to establish your purpose first. Ask yourself. “Why do I want to
inform, entertain, or persuade the audience about my topic?” Once you identify your purpose,
you need to specify your person as a writer. Will you be a magazine columnist, an activists, a
politician or a lawyer? this will set the tone, language, and level of formality in your paper.

Modeling
Modeling is the process by which you, the writer, look at different works which are similar in
nature with a paper you're about to write. For instance, if you will write an argumentative
paper, you can check at least two samples of argumentative essays. Analyze the features such
as the organization, structure, and language use of the sample test to determine how they
achieved their purpose.

Generating Ideas
The come up ideas, you can do any of the sporting activities: Brainstorming, clustering, are
free writing. As you already know, brainstorming is the process in which you least as many
ideas as you can think of without censoring them. In freewriting, you let the ideas flow freely
by writing them down in sentences. Note that there is little need to pay attention to grammar
and logic at this point; simply let the ideas run. Also known as mapping, clustering is a
technique that uses visual representations to show connections between ideas. The process of
clustering uses the same steps in making an idea map: Start by writing a main thought inside a
circle, and then link related concepts to it until you create a cluster of interrelated ideas.

Focusing on a topic
The next thing you do with the general topic you came up with is to narrow it down. Focus on
a topic with thinking of a question related to your specific purpose. Afterwards, answer the
question with at least two detail. The answer to your question will most probably lead to your
initial thesis statement. Review the steps in writing a good thesis statement and refund your
initial statement.

Organizing Ideas
The next step in writing is organizing your idea in an outline.
In preparing an outline, begin by answering the question that leads to your thesis
statement. Two or three main ideas can be generated using this technique. Use these main
ideas as your main heading (level 1). Then, write the subtopics for each main idea (level 2).
Finally, write the supporting details for each of the subtopics (level 3).

Outlining
An outline allows a writer to categorize the main points, to organize the paragraphs into an
order that makes sense, and to make sure that each paragraph/idea can be fully developed.
Essentially, an outline helps prevent a writer from getting stuck when performing the actual
writing of the essay.

Drafting
Once you have outlined your ideas, it is time to write your first draft. As this stage, you need
to focus on the content and organization not on the grammar and mechanics

Build your paper’s credibility by using reliable and valid sources. When using the Internet,
you should check the website address and look at the Uniform Resource Location (URL). The
last part in its domain name is known as the top-level domain, and it indicates who owns the
site. You can then glean what a site’s focus is depending on the owner. Here are the most
common top level domains.

Feedback
Feedback is an important component of the writing process. It is a response to the written
work which focuses on all aspects of right. During the drafting state, the feedback focuses
more on the content, structure, organization, in clarity of the mask. Feedback can be classified
into three: Self feedback, peer feedback, and teacher feedback. Below are some of the
questions that can be used during the film backstage.

Revising
Revision of the act of improving the original paper by applying changes based on the feedback.
You also need to apply critical thinking and evaluation skills when considering the comments
on your paper. You do not have to accept all the comments as long as there are valid reasons
for doing so. If time permits, give yourself two to three days before starting your revision
because having a break allows you to have a fresher look at your paper.

Editing
The finishing stages of writing or editing and proofreading. While editing focuses on grammar
and language use, proofreading focuses on typography and mechanics. During this stage, you
need to use standardized editing symbols note the corrections.

Publishing
Even if most of your written works are made for academic purposes only, you can still share
them with other people. After inserting a word in writing a good paper, you have to showcase
your work to other b. This stage is known as publishing. One way to publish your work is by
posting it on social networking sites such as blogs or Facebook and more reputed research
sharing website such as academia.edu. You can also publish your were collectively with your
classmates by coming up with a book or magazine out of your essays or by creating a class blog
which will feature everyone's work.