PLANNING

                                    Brainstorming (write down everything you can about

                                      your idea before you start writing.  Invent your

                                      characters and write down as much as you can

                                      about them.

                             Research (Library/ Internet/  Interviews)

                             Purpose

                             Audience

                             Plotting

                        WRITING

                                              Write First… Edit Later

                                        Who/What/Where

                                         Voice

                                         Word Choice

                                          Sentence Fluency

                        REVISING      

                                    Edit.  What’s working?  What’s not?

                             Check spelling.  Is your manuscript in correct format?

                        INPUT FROM OTHERS

                                    Critique Group

FINAL DRAFT