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Writing a piece of any length requires an outline as it usually saves time. Writers are free to write how they want but successful writers tackling significant projects generally follow these essential steps: | Writing a piece of any length requires an outline as it usually saves time. Writers are free to write how they want but successful writers tackling significant projects generally follow these essential steps: | ||
*1. Assemble your ideas for the story. Sketch a rough outline. Use pencil and paper if this appeals to you, or a tablet. | *1. Assemble your ideas for the story. Sketch a rough outline. Use pencil and paper if this appeals to you, or a tablet. This is the time to write down ideas as they come to you, without paying attention to an outline. | ||
*2. Do your outline. | *2. Do your outline in full. This may seem uneccesary but skipping this step often teaches a writer to follow it in the future, at the cost of much frustration. | ||
*3. Write your story, feeling relatively free to make mistakes. | *3. Write your story, feeling relatively free to make mistakes. | ||
*4. Go over, re-reread, and edit. Have someone read it and edit for you, or take a break and edit it again. Proofreading will ensure your work gets the respect it deserves. | *4. Go over, re-reread, and edit. Have someone read it and edit for you, or take a break and edit it again. Proofreading will ensure your work gets the respect it deserves. | ||