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The Writing Process

In order to write well, you must understand that writing is a process. Once you have gotten your ideas on paper, you are only at the beginning of this process, and though there are steps to this process, they are recursive, not linear. This means that writing, even for talented writers, takes time and work. Listed below are the basic steps in the writing process. Bear in mind that this is not a formula, but a guide. Each writer individualizes the process to himself, but all good writers engage in some variation of this process.

 

   


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