Professor George Lober The Writing Process Professor George Lober August 6, 2013 • 1500-1600 Graduate Writing Center Naval Postgraduate School

Writers

How do you write?

Outlining

Pre-writing -- Journaling -- Brainstorming -- Clustering -- Outlining Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing -- Journaling -- Brainstorming -- Clustering -- Outlining -- Free-writing

Pre-writing -- Journaling Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing -- Journaling

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Pre-writing Wines -- Clustering Whites Reds Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing -- Clustering Wines Whites Reds

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Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing -- Outlining

Pre-writing -- Free-writing Editorial Creative Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing -- Free-writing Editorial Creative

Pre-writing -- Free-writing The rules Don’t stop Forward only Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing -- Free-writing The rules Don’t stop Forward only No correcting No judgment Just write

Pre-writing -- Free-writing The rules Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing -- Free-writing The rules Free-write for a limited time only! (5 – 10 minutes)

Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing Drafting

Drafting Get your Ideas down!! Pre-writing Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing Drafting Get your Ideas down!!

Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing Drafting Revision

Revision Is this clear? Does it flow? Support effective? Organized? Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing Drafting Revision Is this clear? Does it flow? Support effective? Organized?

No Yes Draft Pre-writing Drafting Revision Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing Draft Drafting Revision final? Revision No Yes Next …

Editing Is this correct? Grammar? Punctuation? Sentence structure? Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing Drafting Revision Is this correct? Grammar? Punctuation? Sentence structure? Editing

Editing Grammar Punctuation Sentence Structure Citations Pre-writing Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing Drafting Revision Editing Grammar Punctuation Sentence Structure Citations

Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing Drafting Revision Editing

Finalizing Pre-writing Drafting Revision Editing Steps in the Writing Process Pre-writing Drafting Revision Editing Finalizing

NO POEM IS EVER FINISHED, Merely abandoned. --Robert Frost

Pick an Appropriate Topic Lober’s Tips Pick an Appropriate Topic Become Familiar with It Let it Cool Learn to Proofread Backwards

Pick an Appropriate Topic Lober’s Tips Pick an Appropriate Topic Don’t Pick a 10 pg. Topic for a 6 pg. Paper Don’t Pick a 6 pg. Topic for a 10 pg. Paper Don’t Pick a Three-Year Book Project for Your Thesis

Be Familiar with Your Topic Lober’s Tips Be Familiar with Your Topic Yeah, you have to do research Yeah, you have to do the readings No, you don’t have to be an expert

Before You Edit, Let Your Writing “Cool” Lober’s Tips Before You Edit, Let Your Writing “Cool” You’ll pick up more errors You’ll see if it needs tweaking You may be pleasantly surprised

Learn to Proofread Your Writing Backwards Lober’s Tips Learn to Proofread Your Writing Backwards You’ll pick up more errors Trust me, you need this rule!

Questions?