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Tips: The Writing Process

"Easy writing makes hard reading." Ernest Hemingway

Contents

  1. What are the benefits of a process approach to writing?
  2. What is the writing process?
  3. What is good writing?
  4. Is writing the best way to communicate for this situation?

 

What are the benefits of a process approach to writing?

Typically, we try to do too many things at the same time when we write. We have been taught to be ultraconscious of errors and mistakes.

It is impossible to effectively write while we are also thinking about grammar, punctuation, style, usage, mechanics, spelling, organization, audience, etc. What a process approach does is break writing down into manageable tasks so we can effectively accomplish them one at a time.

The Just-Write™ approach employed in our seminar, "How to Unlock Your Business Writing Potential," teaches a process approach to writing.

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What is the writing process?

bulletPrewriting   
bulletGenerating ideas
bulletPlanning and organizing
bulletWriting
bulletRewriting
bulletRevising
bulletProofreading
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What is good writing?

bulletClear, simple, concise
bulletWell organized, logical
bulletPlain English
bulletFree of jargon
bulletConversational
bulletAudience focused
bulletCarefully planned
bulletFree from error
bulletEngages reader
bulletEnjoyable to read
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Is writing the best way to communicate for this situation?

bulletIf answering a simple query, consider a phone call
bulletIf delicate or politically charged situation, consider face-to-face meeting
bulletIf several people need to be involved, call meeting
bulletIf simply confirming situation, probably unnecessary
bulletIf instincts tell you shouldn’t be putting something in writing, don’t
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