Writing and Editing: Drafting

This third course in the “Good with Words: Writing and Editing” series will give you a number of strategies to help with what is often the most intimidating, even paralyzing part of the writing process: getting started. You’ll learn about the “planning fallacy” and “temptation bundling.” You’ll get a chance to experiment with “freewriting” and “writing before you are ready.” And you’ll continue to benefit, through our ongoing “Good Sentences” and “Takeaways” segments, from the models and advice

• Understand the impact of perfectionism in writing
• Conduct a pre-mortem analysis before drafting
• Identify summaries and scenes in text
• Apply principles of focus and essential information