Drafting (writing)

<p>Drafting is the process by which preliminary forms of a <a href="/facts/Written_work/ke1HYEU8">written work</a> are composed. Separate from other steps of the <a href="/facts/Writing_process/jjISNpgX">writing process</a>, such as <a href="/facts/Revision_(writing)/mpVyIefx">revision</a> and <a href="/facts/Editing/rvWSAjD0">editing</a>, drafting involves the initial creation of the main content, structure, and style of a work. The preliminary forms of a written work are referred to as draft documents or simply drafts. Drafting is the very first step of the writing process; it gives the writer a base to expand and improve upon their work via later steps.
</p><p>Drafting almost always involves rounds of cumulatively adding onto and expanding a work. The initial complete draft is known as the first draft or rough draft. Typically, 'snapshots' of the draft at certain points are taken, these snapshots often being called the drafts; alternatively, the work as it currently is can be referred to as the draft. This distinction is unclear. In an essay writing environment, such as school, drafting often involves rounds of <a href="/facts/Individual_brainstorming/AMacF2Vd">individual brainstorming</a>, collecting <a href="/facts/Evidence/d5IGUK0U">evidence</a>, and writing individual <a href="/facts/Paragraph/tFvdHIqB">paragraphs</a>, along with deciding on the approach to which the essay is written.
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Drafting (writing)