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The Writing Process

Writing a book is a process that takes place over a period of time. Authors revise and revise the book before it ever gets to the publisher. The author of Because of Winn-Dixie wrote 5 drafts of the beginning of the book. Here is a link to a copy of those 5 drafts and the author's reaction to each of those drafts. Beginning of the book drafts

Slide show of drafts: try to get a direct link: http://content.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=549 Join Flashlight Readers Club, It's Free and has some great writing activities for Because of Winn-Dixie