… Where it does you the least good?
To Write Better, Easier and Faster, experts say, break the writing process into these three steps:
- Prewrite: Get ready to write. This is where you develop your theme, organize your message and do your research.
- Write: If you’re writing right, this part of the process should put you in a state of flow. You’ll feel as if your fingers can’t keep up with the message, which is already fully formed in your head and can’t wait to get onto the page.
- Rewrite: Here’s where you fix the grammar, punctuation and spelling — and make sure your message hits your targeted readability score.
To get the biggest return on your writing investment, spend most of your time and effort prewriting, a medium amount freewriting, and the least amount of time rewriting.
Most people do the reverse. That costs them time, effort and quality.
Do you have a writing process that saves you time and energy and puts you in a state of flow? If not, you may need to rethink the way you write.
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