Donald Murray wrote on a chalkboard a diagram that changed my writing forever. It was a blueprint of the writing process, five words that describe the steps toward creating a story. These were: Idea, Collect, Focus, Draft, and Clarify. Writing the first draft and its revision in the quest for clarity is a big part
Microsoft Word comes with built-in spell checker and grammar checker. It also offers robust support for dictionaries. Given we now produce so much content in a digital format, the tools are useful. You’re much more likely to make spelling errors when using a keyboard rather than a pen. The tools work automatically most of the
