Organisation and Planning

Organisation and planning will save you time in your writing. Learn the steps that you can take to plan, draft, edit and fine tune your writing so that your texts are clear and accessible for your readers.

Process Writing

Writing is a process and we strongly recommend that you follow a process that includes organisation and planning, writing & checking and then editing and proofreading.

Writers often suffer from “white page” syndrome – a fear of not being able to start writing. We recommend that you spend good time in the organisation and planning of your long and complex document before drafting any paragraphs or sentences.

StageWhat people often doWe recommend
PlanImmediately start writing    Plan first, with a conscious audience focus  
Write & CheckWrite the whole text then check it after    Write a paragraph, then check it before moving on  
Edit & proofRead through their text several times, looking for ‘everything  Proofread your text schematically, looking for specific, pre-decided sets of issues