WRITING ACTIVITIES

Prewriting – this has to do with all the preparation the writer makes before the actual writing. The write considers what motivates him to write which is equivalent to purpose. He also considers who his readers will be and their interest, level of education, their class in society. He again thinks about the kind of book/work he wants to write – Novel, Poem, Drama, Thesis, Project, Article etc. After these considerations, he begins to gather his material from different sources

Outline  - after gathering enough materials for the work, the writer sift them to pick the ones that are relevant and then drop those that are not. An Outline (Table of Content) is drawn, for the development of the work. The writer then make the first draft called dummy/manuscript.

Proofreading and Editing – at this stage, the dummy is subjected to thorough reading with the hope of correcting mistakes in it. Even though no book is without mistakes but with proofreading and editing, mistakes could be reduced to a minimal level. Editing helps the writer to assess how the readers will see the work. It also helps him to adjust and check mechanical accuracy or inaccuracy of his words/constructions before taking the work to final printing.

Post-writing – this is the stage where other necessary things required in the work are added. Such things could be at the preliminary pages like: the Title page, the Publisher’s name/Copyright/ISBN number, the Table of Content, Preface, Dedication and Acknowledgement; Reference and Index could be behind the main work. When all these are in place, the work can then be published.