Resources
An interesting blog on how to approach the prewriting phase by listing 8 clear an easy to follow steps.
http://writeteam.wordpress.com/writing-process/prewriting/
Katherine Ploeger, the author of this journal, provides many reasons why prewriting is a vital part of the writing process, as well as mentioning a few potentially negative consequences of prewriting.
http://ezinearticles.com/?Prewriting-Benefits-and-a-Warning&id=1298225
This forum offers assistance with prewriting by questions for which participating writers have provided answers. You may post your own questions and get a feedback.
http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralBusinessLetterWritingEnglish-Language/Forum5.htm
Managers Guide Business WritingAuthor: Suzanne D. SparksContains practical guidelines for writing business correspondence and materials with speed, precision, and power, giving the readers the most information in the least amount of time.
http://www.amazon.com/Managers-Guide-Business-Writing/dp/0070718679/
Simpson’s collage site discusses different prewriting techniques that helps you to unlock your memory and to associate your ideas with other experiences and recollections in order to come up with a workable and interesting paper topic.http://www.simpson.edu/hawley/writing/prewriting.html
Planning and Drafting. An educational newsletter designed in the form of a catalog that lists all stages of prewriting.
http://writingcenter.tamu.edu/content/category/12/46/77/
•General Writing Concerns (Planning/Writing/Revising/Genres)
Planning/Starting to Write
Planning (Invention)
Planning (Invention): When you start to write
Planning (Invention): Thought Starters (Asking the Right Question)
A general description of prewriting and writing process in Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_process
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prewriting
An educational video about prewriting. 8min
http://mrjfuller.podbean.com/2008/07/07/the-writing-process-prewriting/
Zenome.com/writing
http://www.zenome.com/directory/index.php?parentID=007.061.015.003&desc=Writing_Skills
