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Brannan: A Writer's Workshop
A Writer's Workshop: Crafting Paragraphs, Building Essays
Bob Brannan, Johnson County Community College

Practicing the Writing Process

Summary

1.

Clarify the writing project

2.

Commit yourself to the work

3.

Practice the writing process:
A. discover
B. organize
C. draft
D. revise
E. edit
F. proofread

4.

Be flexible in approaching the writing task. Try alternatives when necessary.

5.

Don't despair. Help for your writing abounds, but you must become an active learner, seeking out the help that you need to succeed.