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Prewriting (Brainstorming) Homepage: By many educators prewriting is now considered the most crucial of the stages in the writing process, although it was previously the most neglected. Just as athletes need to warm up before a game or an athletic event, writers also need to warm up and get ready. Prewriting is the stage when writers are getting ready to write. In preparing for writing, writers have to decide on a topic, identify an audience and purpose for writing, determine the appropriate form for the piece, and gather ideas and data.

Prewriting--Starting the Process "Sometimes people give titles to me, and sometimes I see them on billboards."
-Robert Penn Warren

What should I write about?

Is my topic too broad?

What do I know about the topic?

Where can I find more information?

Who is my audience?

What do I want them to know?

What form is appropriate?

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