What Writing Is. . .

And What It Isn’t

Writing Is. . .• Following a

step-by-step process of:– planning, – drafting– and revising

Writing is Not. . .

• Being able to pick up a pen or sit at a computer and write something wonderful on your first try.

Writing Is. . .

• Thinking through and organizing ideas

Writing Is NOT. . .

• Developing new, earthshaking ideas no one has ever thought of before.

Writing Is. . .

• Explaining your ideas or experiences clearly and correctly.

Writing Is Not. . .

• Being primarily concerned with grammatical correctness

Writing Is. . .

• Using precise, descriptive and accurate vocabulary.

Writing is Not. . .

• Showing off a large vocabulary

Writing is. . .

• Constructing clear, understandable sentences.

Writing is NOT. . .

• Constructing long, complicated sentences.

• Jonathan Coe's The Rotters Club, published in 2001, contains a sentence with 13,955 words!

Writing Is. . .

• a skill that can be learned