A WRITING PROCESS

Generating (Inventing)                    Publishing
Considering a purpose and audience					Editing
Finding an idea
					Getting Responses
Organizing
					Revising
Drafting
				Getting Responses

The writing process is illustrated with a circle because there is much about writing that goes in circles.  For example, when you finish one piece of writing, you have new questions and ideas that can lead to another piece of writing.  Also, notice how "getting responses" appears twice in this illustration.  In fact, all the parts of the process tend to recur.  For example, when you revise, you often have to reorganize, too.  Also, when you get responses, you can reconsider exactly who your audience is and how to communicate most effectively.