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| Planning; must be keenly aware of the occasion for writing, the subject, the purpose, the audience, as well as the genre and the length considerations. |
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| Peer review; the activity of seeking the help of a "fresh" reader and asking him or her to tell you what is good about a draft, what is questionable, and what definitely needs change and improvement. |
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The process by which writers simply get something written on paper or in a computer file so that they can develop their ideas and begin moving toward an end, a start-to-finish product. |
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| When writers return to their drafts, reread and rethink them, and then decide what to change in order to improve them. |
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| When writers read over their texts slowly, looking for lapses in usage, in sense or coherence, and in spelling or punctuation. |
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| Searching for the things you need to know. |
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| The writer's life in a family, in a school, or in the community can be useful both to understand situations he or she reads about and to employ as an illustration or as a narrative to provoke or connect with readers. |
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| Watching the world around you as well as partcipating in it. |
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| The writer's investigation of sources outside the self and outside direct observation. |
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| Talking about issues, ideas, and emerging opinions with others is useful for all writers. |
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| A kind of experience and a kind of research. |
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