{"id":3983,"date":"2011-08-30T09:57:04","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T13:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/?page_id=3983"},"modified":"2023-08-02T09:20:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T13:20:02","slug":"effective-writing-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/","title":{"rendered":"How to develop an effective writing process"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>3 steps to Writing Better, Easier &amp; Faster<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_28613\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28613\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"effective-writing-process\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prewriting, freewriting, rewriting&lt;\/strong&gt; These three steps will help you save time and effort \u2014 and find more joy \u2014 in writing. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/make-the-first-step-gm504908890-83414357&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by IvelinRadkov&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process.png\" alt=\"Effective writing process\" title=\"Effective writing process\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28613 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process-300x200.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 450px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 450\/300;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process.png\" data-orig-size=\"450,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"effective-writing-process\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prewriting, freewriting, rewriting&lt;\/strong&gt; These three steps will help you save time and effort \u2014 and find more joy \u2014 in writing. &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/make-the-first-step-gm504908890-83414357&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Image by IvelinRadkov&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process-300x200.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process.png\" alt=\"Effective writing process\" title=\"Effective writing process\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process.png 450w, https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/effective-writing-process-300x200.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-28613\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Prewriting, freewriting, rewriting<\/strong> These three steps will help you save time and effort \u2014 and find more joy \u2014 in writing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/make-the-first-step-gm504908890-83414357\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Image by IvelinRadkov<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">What is an effective writing process?<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/11\/what-is-the-writing-process\/\" target=\"\" title=\"What is the writing process?\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/the-writing-process-150.png\" alt=\"What is the writing process?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/the-writing-process-150.png\" alt=\"What is the writing process?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/11\/what-is-the-writing-process\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What is the writing process?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">3 steps to Writing Better, Easier &amp; Faster<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">The writing process, step by step: Break your work into three stages of the writing process \u2014 prewriting, freewriting and rewriting.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/11\/why-is-the-writing-process-important\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Why is the writing process important?\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/why-is-the-writing-process-important-150.png\" alt=\"Why is the writing process important?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/why-is-the-writing-process-important-150.png\" alt=\"Why is the writing process important?\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/11\/why-is-the-writing-process-important\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why is the writing process important?<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">It helps you Write Better, Easier &amp; Faster <\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Get there faster: A good writing process helps you finish writing sooner and enjoy writing more.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/11\/writers-block\/\" target=\"\" title=\"How to overcome writer\u2019s block\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/writers-block-150.png\" alt=\"How to overcome writer\u2019s block\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/writers-block-150.png\" alt=\"How to overcome writer\u2019s block\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/11\/writers-block\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to overcome writer\u2019s block<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Work with, not against, your brain<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Feel stuck? Maybe you just need a better writing routine.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/writers-block-quotes\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Ann\u2019s favorite writers\u2019 block quotes\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Ann\u2019s favorite writers\u2019 block quotes\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Ann\u2019s favorite writers\u2019 block quotes\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/writers-block-quotes\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ann\u2019s favorite writers\u2019 block quotes<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">What writers &amp; others say<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">\u201cWoman to a friend over lunch: \u2018I got married once \u2014 to avoid writing.&#8217;\u201d \u2014 Victoria Roberts, cartoonist, in a <em>New Yorker<\/em> cartoon\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Step 1 of an effective writing process<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/prewriting\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Step 1 of the writing process: Prewriting\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/prewriting-150.png\" alt=\"Step 1 of the writing process: Prewriting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/prewriting-150.png\" alt=\"Step 1 of the writing process: Prewriting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\"\/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/prewriting\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Step 1 of the writing process: Prewriting<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Develop a game plan for your message<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Action plan: Before drafting, revising and editing, you must prepare to write. Prewriting gets you ready to freewrite, or produce your rough draft.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Step 2 of an effective writing process<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/11\/freewriting\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/freewriting-150.png\" alt=\"Step 2 of the writing process: Freewriting\" title=\"Step 2 of the writing process: Freewriting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-30801 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/freewriting-150.png\" alt=\"Step 2 of the writing process: Freewriting\" title=\"Step 2 of the writing process: Freewriting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-30801\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Step 2 of the writing process: Freewriting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/2022\/11\/freewriting\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Step 2 of the writing process: Freewriting<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Get words on paper faster<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Watch your fingers fly across the keyboard: Fill the screen with better copy faster with freewriting.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a title=\"Quotes on the purpose of freewriting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/purpose-of-freewriting\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes on the purpose of freewriting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes on the purpose of freewriting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Quotes on the purpose of freewriting\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/purpose-of-freewriting\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quotes on the purpose of freewriting<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">What writers and others say<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">\u201cYou can always edit a bad page. You can\u2019t edit a blank page.\u201d \u2015 Jodi Picoult, American writer<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">Step 3 of an effective writing process<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/rewriting-stage-of-the-writing-process\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40996 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Rewriting stage of the writing process\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rewriting-stage-of-the-writing-process-150.png\" alt=\"Rewriting stage of the writing process\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40996 size-full\" title=\"Rewriting stage of the writing process\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/rewriting-stage-of-the-writing-process-150.png\" alt=\"Rewriting stage of the writing process\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a title=\"Rewriting stage of the writing process\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/rewriting-stage-of-the-writing-process\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rewriting stage of the writing process<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">Fine-tune your message<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">Revise, edit, and nail spelling, grammar and punctuation. This is what we used to call writing!<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"indextable\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5px\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h3 class=\"indextableheader\">More on an effective writing process<\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"indextabletdleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/why-is-it-so-hard-to-write\/\" target=\"\" title=\"Quotes on why is it so hard to write\" width=\"150\" border=\"0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes on why is it so hard to write\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-20965 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20965\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150.png\" data-orig-size=\"150,150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/quotes-about-the-difficulty-of-writing-150.png\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/quotes-150.png\" alt=\"Quotes on why is it so hard to write\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-20965\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"indextabletdright\">\n<p class=\"index-story-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyliecomm.com\/writing-tips\/writing-process\/effective-writing-process\/why-is-it-so-hard-to-write\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quotes on why is it so hard to write<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-deck\">What writers &amp; others say<\/p>\n<p class=\"index-story-intro\">\u201cWriting is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.\u201d \u2014 Olin Miller, aphorist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 steps to Writing Better, Easier &amp; Faster What is an effective writing process? What is the writing process? 3 steps to Writing Better, Easier &amp; Faster The writing process, step by step: Break your work into three stages of the writing process \u2014 prewriting, freewriting and rewriting. Why is the writing process important? 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