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.  When you revise, you often have to reorganize, too.  Also, when you get responses, you can understand how well you're getting through to your audience.