6 STEPS TO THE WRITING PROCESS
STEP 1 Explore Ideas Topic (that interests you or fits the assignment) Purpose (inform, persuade etc.) Audience (who are they?)
STEP 2 Prewriting Listing Clustering Freewriting Journal writing
STEP 3 Organise Select (choose appropriate ideas from the brainstorming list) Outline (organise related ideas into categories)
STEP 4 Write a first draft Begin writing the first draft (doesn’t have to be perfect)
STEP 5 Revise the draft Add or omit material Rearrange ideas (content and organisation)
STEP 6 Produce a final copy Edit Proofread