Composing And Revising

Writing is not a matter of recording already developed thoughts but a process of figuring out what you think. Since it is not possible to think about everything all at once, most experienced writers handle a piece of writing in stages.

Think of writing as a process, moving from one stage to the next, sometimes cycling back to prior stages.

Planning Assessing the writing situation Drafting a working thesis Outlining Developing ideas Drafting Focusing on a main point Drafting an introduction Drafting the body Developing paragraphs Drafting a conclusion Revising Making global revisions Editing sentences Proofreading