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Where do you get your writing ideas?
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 The Writing Process
Professional writers don't create perfect pages on their first draft. They rework their writing, ask other people to look at their drafts and offer feedback, and make improvements. The process from coming up with a writing idea to creating a finished piece takes time but can be a lot of fun.
The writing process will help you take a writing idea and turn it into a draft, revise and edit your draft, and even publish your writing.
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Prewriting
Start by choosing a topic to write about. Gather details about your topic and learn as much as you can about it.
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Writing
Write your first draft. Try to get all your ideas on paper and don't worry about making your first draft perfect. Use the details you collected during prewriting. Your writing should have a beginning, middle, and an end.
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Revising
Review your draft. Are your ideas strong? Is your draft organized in a way that makes sense? Do you sound interested in your topic? Do you vary your sentence beginnings? Ask someone else to read your draft and offer suggestions too.
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Editing
Check your draft for punctuation, capitalization, spelling, and grammar errors. Ask someone else to check it too. Prepare a neat final copy.
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Publish
You are ready to share your final copy with others. Think about adding it to your portfolio, submitting it for publication, or sharing it with friends.
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Also see:
Forms of Writing
Rules for Feedback
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Students—
Read the winning short story!
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 Use the glossary to help find the meaning of literary words and writing terms that will help you think and talk about writing.
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To edit your writing well, you need to understand the rules. This library of quick, animated grammar lessons...
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