Answer:
Pre-writing includes all the ideas, research, notes, thoughts, outlines, links, articles, photos, drawings, and brainwaves go
It is where characters, time, place, and events, are sorted out ready for the next stage, and you will clearly have your target audience in mind
This is where the story begins, and you look for the strongest idea to develop
It is rarely at the start of the story, but the idea that is clearest in your mind
Writing includes what style and sequence of the story. You will now have decided the approximate length of the book and the back story of the characters so that they do not drift ‘out of character’
The writing stage is mainly putting down what you have set out in the pre-writing stage. You are now concerned with the pace and flow of the story, and linking up the various ideas as the story unfolds. You are not interested in spelling, grammar, or the niceties of writing here
The Revision, or Editing stage, is where the hard work begins
First you use the spell checker and grammar checker to sort those out
Then you start revising word and sentences to make them shorter, and flow better. Then you read the paragraphs out loud to yourself to check that there is a rhythm to sentences.
You do this for the whole book, then you start again, and again, until it flows so easily that it sounds as though it just casually came to mind, and you were telling a story to a friend
