| Models of the Writing Process |
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| Murray's 1983 model highlights the progressive growth of a piece of writing as the author alternately thinks forward toward his/her intended meaning and rechecks how they have expressed that meaning in their writing thus far |
| The classic depiction of the writing process emphasizes the cyclical nature of the relationship between the various stages. Spandel's 2005 version shows that writing grows out of experience and adds sub-tasks l during each phase: -- prewriting -- drafting -- revising -- editing -- publshing cle |
| the writing process is recursive and progressive |
| the writing process is cyclical |
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| The writing process is simultaneously simple and complex. Consequently any model of the process is unsatisfactory in some way. I find it useful to keep at least three models in mind. Each model stresses a different aspect of the process. |
| Another helpful depiction by Spandel (2005) emphasizes the fact that each phase of the writing process involves a culmination of the best writing from earlier stages. In this model, the interdependent, overlapping nature of the stages is more evident. |
| phases of the writing process are interdependent and cummulative |
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