Drafting (writing)

[1][2] Separate from other steps of the writing process, such as revision and editing, drafting involves the initial creation of the main content, structure, and style of a work.

In an essay writing environment, such as school, drafting often involves rounds of individual brainstorming, collecting evidence, and writing individual paragraphs, along with deciding on the approach to which the essay is written.

While drafting, a writer is generally not immediately concerned with grammar or spelling but rather getting their ideas into the page in a physical form.

[6] As such, a writer's first draft may not even be prose; it could potentially be a list of disconnected ideas or phrases.

Writer's block is commonly considered to be a major roadblock in the drafting process.