Authors think about and carefully plan their writing. They begin by researching.
They find subject matter that they are interested in, collect data and then ask themselves some questions.
- myself
- an older person
- an immigrant
- an object
- an alien
- a journalist
- an aboriginal
- an actor
- an animal
- a child?
- inform
- criticise
- entertain
- express an opinion
- persuade
- report
- inquire
- describe?
- younger people
- class members
- older people
- teachers
- a newspaper editor
- the community
- shoppers
- friends
- business people
- Members of Parliament?
- at home
- expressing strong feelings
- arguing a point
- persuading people
- talking to a stranger
- entertaining
- describing
- instructing?
Will it best suit?
- letter
- speech
- playscript
- dialogue
- newspaper article
- review
- poem
- short story
- debate
- advertisement
- diary
- song
- moral fable
- report?
Only after answering these questions does a writer begin.
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