It is important to stress that not everyone will follow exactly the same process for writing their essay, and you might find your process differs depending on the assignment task too. However, there are important elements of any academic writing process: planning, reading, drafting (and re-drafting), proofreading, and reviewing feedback. You should expect the several of these to happen multiple times during the process – remember you will never ‘get it right’ first time!

A flow chart that shows the process: understand brief - initial plan - read & note - revise plan - check brief - first draft - review - edit - proof read - submit - review feedback. It advises that you should expect to repeat these steps multiple times: read & note, draft, plan, revise, review