Writers are as much of an artist as any painters or performers and the job of a writer is as tough as of any other artist. A writer plays with words and talks about various things in such a manner that it is decipherable for his readers. There are different types of writing styles ranging from academic to creative blog writing to web content. However, drafting, rewriting and editing remain the constant procedures regardless of the writing style. No matter how skillful a writer is, a perfect piece of writing cannot be developed in a single sitting. Following are the reasons discussed as to why drafting, rewriting and editing are important.

Importance of drafting:

A part of the writing process leading to successful writings later on is called Drafting. With the help of this process, the writes get a layout of their final writing. The final piece of writing will be excellent if the daft is well-constructed in the beginning. In simple words, draft is the basic shape of your final work which makes it important throughout the process. A daft is usually a finalized piece of writing; however, it can be further reviewed and edited to transform it into a perfect final piece of content.

Drafting usually starts with a rough piece of writing in the beginning where writers simply write down what’s on their mind on a piece of paper. Later, they keep adding statements and phrases to the paragraphs to give the final piece of work a more logical and finishing sense. The writers must read their drafts after giving themselves a break in order to have a fresh mind while going their work. This way they will be able to spot the problems and would be able to perceive the work from a different point of view. If it does not make sense to them, they can write a new draft and this process is known as re-drafting.

Re-drafting also enables a writer to think about his writing and change the concept if he is not satisfied. However, make sure the draft is not just a scribble down of notes and points and it should be properly structured just like your final piece of writing needs to be.

Importance of rewriting:

According to beginners, writing is a single sitting procedure. They think they can get done with writing a masterpiece in a certain time-frame which they have decided in their mind. The idea will pop up in their mind; it will convert into words on a piece of paper with a flow of thought and once the first draft is written they are done with the writing. However, this is not the case and ideal situation to develop an excellent piece of writing.

To come up with a good piece of writing, a writer needs to invest a lot of time into his work. After the first draft is done, the writer should take a break away from his piece of work. Take enough time away from it and after a few weeks or months pick it up again and give it a read with fresh eyes and mind. This time you will find the work as new which will let you judge it in an unbiased way. Once you have figured out the mistakes, problems and required changes then rewrite the draft with a more appropriate finishing and plot.

First draft usually revolves around the question what however the second draft should be all about the question why. At each step question yourself why the situation is defined that way or why did you choose to explain a certain thing in that specific manner or why did you write it at all. The why will help you give your writing a more specific and defined finalization which would attract wider and better audience. Rewriting does not necessarily have to keep the paragraphs and points in the first draft at their previous place. A rewritten document has usually a completely different yet better flow of words just with the similar concept and plotline. Following are the two important steps to initiate the process of rewriting.

• Reread your work and jot down the questions if you have any. Mark anything which according to you does not flow properly. Highlight the things which are not up to the mark according to you.
• Write a synopsis of the piece. Are you able to describe the work completely starting from the beginning till the end? If you are getting stuck at ay step then analyze why it is so and edit it accordingly.

These two steps will help you to understand the procedure better and edit your final work more appropriately.

Importance of editing:

Editing comes after drafting and rewriting. Rewriting is done more than once and in the end when you are fully satisfied with your work then you sit down to edit it. Editing is different from rewriting because rewriting could be revamping of the entire document however, at the time of editing the document has reached its final draft and just needs to be checked and edited for grammatical and spelling errors.

During editing your work you need to just read it carefully concentrating on the grammar, spellings, vocabulary, and sentence structure. Correct you grammatical and spelling errors during editing. Editing could be done by the writer himself or a hired editor would do the job as well. If you are editing yourself, then be sure to take a break from it before starting editing. However, any hired editor would be unbiased and the written piece would be edited more appropriately than the one edited by someone related or close to you or even by yourself. Following are the few benefits of editing.

• Ensures that the message in written words matches the message which you would speak.
• Improvises the efficiency of your work and makes it more condense.
• Analyze your flow of thoughts and makes sure that the words are logically correct.
• Makes sure that the content you have written is not too hard or technical for the general public. Since a person tends to get in too much depth if he has excellent command over the topic.
• Raises questions and alternate perceptions of situations which you might have missed initially. If you are a blog writer, this could be an excellent strategy to get ideas for a new follow-up post.

If you want your work to be edited most effectively, the best option is to assign someone completely strange to you and even the industry. A new person would have a completely unbiased opinion and even next to no knowledge regarding the topic which will make him fully focus on the content. He will also be more upfront about the inappropriate sentence structures or vocabulary and would be able to convey it to you as well.

Writing is not a simple task. It is a lengthy and equally as hard as any other profession. The process of writing starts from drafting and ends at editing with the step of rewriting in the middle. A writer must follow these here stages of writing in order to develop a piece of writing which is not just excellent but also reader friendly and people are able to understand it.