Department of English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies at SLCC. “The Writing Process.” Technical Writing @ SLCC, Pressbooks, Salt Lake Community College, 10 September 2020, slcc.pressbooks.pub/technicalwritingatslcc/part/six-steps-of-writing/.

“One does not have to be born with great writing talent to write a good paper. Rather, good writing comes from good habits. Poor habits, on the other hand, result in poorly written papers. Some poor habits include 1) writing your paper just before the deadline resulting in a rushed paper or 2) skipping one or more of the steps of writing.

“Like any other habit it takes time and practice to become a good writer. This chapter introduces six steps of writing and helps you learn how to be a better writer. This chapter is meant to accompany your writing project, but you can follow these steps whenever you need to write whether at school or in the workplace.”

Corbitt, Stacey, and Dawn Atkinson. “Using Writing Processes.” Mindful Technical Writing: An Introduction to the Fundamentals, TRAILS, Montana University System, 2021, pp. 52-67, drive.google.com/file/d/1GmxWSx6bMb_X3-3PSqwOG8uhRAXyEjqQ/view.

“This chapter aims to help students develop skills in using writing processes. You will practice exploring a topic and developing comfort with starting the process of writing. You will also actively form a research question and develop it into a working thesis; organize information and plan a draft using some form of outline; and write a complete first draft. Concepts that may be new to students include the following: drafting, outlining, prewriting, reporters’ questions, research question, and thesis statement.”

Last, Suzan. “1.5 Writing Processes.” Technical Writing Essentials: Introduction to Professional Communications in the Technical Fields, Pressbooks, University of Victoria, 1 January 2018, pressbooks.bccampus.ca/technicalwriting/chapter/writing-processes/.

In this textbook chapter, Last describes the stages of the writing process while also complicating the idea of procedural linearity, Last emphasizes the iterative nature of the writing process while also providing students with general workflow examples to help them navigate writing projects. Last accompanies her text with exercises and thought experiments to help students grasp the material.

McMurrey, David. “5.1 Writing Processes: From Audience to Rough Draft.” Open Technical Communication, 4^th ed., Affordable Learning Georgia, Kennesaw State University, alg.manifoldapp.org/read/open-technical-communication/section/134f046e-ff01-4eec-a525-2d1128957c1e.

“The writing process takes you from the very beginning of a writing project—finding topics and analyzing audience and purpose—all the way to the end—writing and revising the rough draft. The following chapters focus on some of the key phases of that process:

“Strategies for team-writing
“Audience analysis
“Brainstorming and invention
“Narrowing
“Outlining
“Note-taking
“Libraries, documentation, cross-referencing
“Strategies for peer-reviewing
“Power-revision techniques

“Upon completion of this chapter, readers will be able to:

“Brainstorm and narrow down topics for a report.
“Create an outline for a report.”

Orosz, Gergely. “Becoming a Better Writer.” The Pragmatic Engineer, 18 Jan. 2022, newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/becoming-a-better-writer.

In this The Pragmatic Engineer article, Orosz advises tech workers on how to improve their writing, providing clear, concrete steps on how to enhance the writing process. Not only does Orosz examine the writing process using a comprehensive paradigm, but he also evidences his claims using specific examples and a variety of supportive detail. Orosz summarizes his advice for improving writing with the following bulleted list:

“Edit your drafts before you publish them.
“Get feedback and iterate on some of your writing.
“Observe what great writing looks like, and copy elements that make it pleasant to read.
“Put habits in place so you work on your writing muscle on a regular basis—at the very least, weekly.
“Continue educating yourself about writing better through resources—books and courses—dedicated to this topic.”

Pope, Adam Rex. “Technical Writing Research & Writing Process.” Open Technical Writing: An Open-Access Text for Instruction in Technical and Professional Writing, Open Educational Resources, University of Arkansas, 18 April 2019, pp. 41-70, scholarworks.uark.edu/oer/4/.

In this textbook chapter, Pope discusses “what I see as seven phases of the writing process for technical writing. I use the term phases because these are not really steps, but instead ways of viewing the project that you go through. In general, you go through these phases in order. However, you may jump back to the mindset of one phase or another without ever really leaving your current phase. (You might question purpose, for example, while identifying document goals). Or, you might decide once you reach a certain phase that you need to take what you’ve learned and revert to a previous phase or even the first phase. That might sound horrifying, but some of the best writing comes from those types of responsible decisions. Trust me, if you think it might be best to start over and you don’t, someone else is going to eventually see your text and likely come to the exact same conclusion.”

Rock, David, et al. “Using Neuroscience to Make Feedback Work and Feel Better.” Strategy+Business, 27 Aug. 2018, https://www.strategy-business.com/article/Using-Neuroscience-to-Make-Feedback-Work-and-Feel-Better.

In this Strategy+Business article, Rock et al. explore research regarding the neuroscientific experience, function, and manifestation of feedback in the professional world. They then use this research to examine “how leaders can make the most of the anxiety-producing process.” Rock et al. assert that feedback matters at both an evolutionary and professional level, and designing a feedback-positive workplace culture may be the key to overcoming the stigma surrounding the process.