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Writing from Start to Finish: A Six-Step Guide
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WRITING
KATE GRENVILLE
FROM START TO FINISH
A SIX-STEP GUIDE
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First published in 2001
Copyright © Kate Grenville 2001
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or
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National Library of Australia
Cataloguing-in-Publication entry:
Grenville, Kate, 1950–.
Writing from start to finish: a six-step guide.
Includes index.
ISBN 1 86508 514 6.
1. Creative writing. 2. Essay—Authorship.
3. English language—Rhetoric. I. Title.
808.042
Text design by Simon Paterson
Illustrations by Fiona Katauskas
Set in 10/15 pt Stempel Schneidler by Bookhouse, Sydney
Printed by Griffin Press, South Australia
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CONTENTS
Introduction
v
What makes writing hard?
v
How this book helps
v
Can anyone learn to write?
vi
How the six steps work
vii
Writing assignments
1
Understanding assignments
2
Two kinds of writing assignments
3
Step One: Getting ideas
9
About getting ideas
11
Getting ideas for imaginative writing
14
Getting ideas for an essay
28
Step Two: Choosing
47
About choosing ideas
49
Choosing ideas for imaginative writing
50
Choosing ideas for an essay
57
Step Three: Outlining
67
About making an outline
69
Making an outline for imaginative writing
72
Making an outline for an essay
86
Step Four: Drafting
103
About writing a first draft
105
First draft for imaginative writing
112
First draft for an essay
122
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Step Five: Revising
135
About revising
137
Revising imaginative writing
140
Revising an essay
153
Step Six: Editing
165
About editing
167
Editing imaginative writing
169
Editing an essay
178
Other useful stuff
189
Applying the six steps to different kinds of writing
189
Types of texts at a glance
194
User-friendly grammar
196
Ten-minute exam kit
206
Bibliography
212
Acknowledgements
213
Index
214
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