herself. Prewriting is where the audience will be decided- are we writing to a younger audience or an older audience? It is very important that the writer takes their time in the prewrite as this is where most of the work for the rest of the writing goes into (Kelly).

Drafting is often many peoples least favorite part in the writing process- usually because this is where the writing itself comes in. Although this step appears to be the most tedious- it usually ends up being the fastest step in the writing process. When writing your first draft, you discover how much research you’ve done, how much you’ve learned and if you need to research a little more. Successful rough drafts allow for the writer to be more decisive in the final writing and publication (Elbow p 142). Once a writer has put their researched information into the draft, they can begin to form sentences and paragraphs- even if they are not grammatically correct. It’s also recommended that writers read what they have written- then judge and decide if they were able to say what they were trying to say, correctly or how they wanted. A rough draft is a great place to start with peer review.

Revision is the step where the writer with make amends or corrections to their writing. Thorough writers will go through their writing multiple times to revise before moving onto the editing and proofreading. There is a difference between revision and editing however: revising removes, adds, moves and substitutes words while editing includes capitalization, punctuation, usage and spelling. The idea of “starting large and ending small” is a great way to look at revision and editing. When it comes to editing, we often rely on grammar checkers, thesauruses, and spell check. Although these resources are extr