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Main Steps in the Direct Writing Process |
| • | If you have a deadline, divide your total available time: half for raw writing, half for revising. | | • | Bring to mind your audience and purpose in writing but then go on to ignore them if that helps your raw writing. | | • | Write down as quickly as you can everything you can think of that pertains to your topic or theme. | | • | Don't let yourself repeat or digress or get lost, but don't worry about the order of what you write, the wording, or about crossing out what you decide is wrong. | | • | Make sure you stop when your time is half gone and change to revising, even if you are not done. | | • | The direct writing process is most helpful when you don't have difficulty coming up with material or when you are working under a tight deadline. |
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