Getting started with your writing process...
Hello fellow writers, I thought it appropriate to begin our discussion by defining the writing process. The writing process is a simple three steps: pre-writing, writing, and revision. These steps are necessary for the creation of good writing. Now, our work together will focus, at least for the immediate future, on the first step of this process: pre-writing. Pre-writing is essentially brainstorming or coming up with ideas. This is a step in the writing process that people skip, going directly to the second step of writing. This is usually a mistake. Our brains are not wired to create good writing. Our brains are wired to take in stimuli from our environment, process it, analyze how it fits into everything we’ve ever learned, and projecting how this information can be used in our future. This happens at the speed of light. And, this is happening constantly as we sit in front of our notebooks or computer screens, trying to create. So, simply sitting down and beginning to