Develop a plan for your story with prewriting
Prewrite: Get ready to write
Prewrite your message, or decide what to write
Game plan: Spend less time worrying about grammar, spelling and punctuation. Start the writing process with prewriting instead.
1. Research: Gather material for your message
Conduct background research, interviews & observational research
Dig up the details: No matter how accomplished a writer you are, your story will be no better than your material.
2. Focus: Find your story angle
Find your focus for concise copy
Tighten up: The quickest way to cut copy significantly is to tighten your story angle.
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What writers and others say
“My working habits are simple: long periods of thinking, short periods of writing.” — Ernest Hemingway, Nobel Prize-winning novelist