Wilco's approach to songwriting involves first shaping the bare bones of the song and then adding on more elements, piece by piece. They reconstruct parts they don't like again and again until they reach the final "draft" they can agree on.
My creative writing process involves first mapping out what I must accomplish in the piece I'm formulating. I repeatedly reread the assignment or prompt I've received and determine what I want to say and in what order or structure I want to say it in. I create a brief outline of what topics I am going to cover in each of my paragraphs, create a thesis that conveys the main points I will prove, and then start writing my essay. The first draft is usually sloppy, so I go back and reread to identify errors in my grammar or wording and correct them. I try to read what I've written from an objective point of view, asking if this essay will convey my message in a way the reader will understand. If the answer to the question is yes and I have already finished correcting grammatical errors, then my writing is finished.
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