{"id":49,"date":"2010-02-04T00:17:11","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T00:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.tusculum.edu\/writing\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2017-03-30T19:05:35","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T19:05:35","slug":"how-do-i-get-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.tusculum.edu\/writing\/how-do-i-get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Get Started?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The best way to begin a paper is by <em>prewriting<\/em>.<\/h3>\n<p>There are several methods of prewriting that allow you to gather your thoughts, explore ideas, and break writer&#8217;s block.\u00a0 Some of our favorites are given in the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unc.edu\/depts\/wcweb\/handouts\/brainstorming.html#3\">Here <\/a><\/span>you&#8217;ll find some handy prewriting strategies from the University of North Carolina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.ncwc.edu\/lakirby\/English 090\/prewriting_strategies.htm\">Here <\/a>you&#8217;ll find some additional strategies from Dr. Lisa Kirby of North Carolina Wesleyan University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><h3>The best way to begin a paper is by <em>prewriting<\/em>.<\/h3>\n<p>There are several methods of prewriting that allow you to gather your thoughts, explore ideas, and break writer&#8217;s block.\u00a0 Some of our favorites are given in the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unc.edu\/depts\/wcweb\/handouts\/brainstorming.html#3\">Here <\/a><\/span>you&#8217;ll find some handy prewriting strategies from the University of North Carolina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.ncwc.edu\/lakirby\/English 090\/prewriting_strategies.htm\">Here <\/a>you&#8217;ll find some additional strategies from Dr. Lisa Kirby of North Carolina Wesleyan University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.tusculum.edu\/writing\/how-do-i-get-started\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Do I Get Started? - WRITING HANDBOOK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.tusculum.edu\/writing\/how-do-i-get-started\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Do I Get Started? - WRITING HANDBOOK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The best way to begin a paper is by prewriting. 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