Invention

The invention is the very first step in writing. It is writing down topics or ideas for your writing and then taking one of those topics or ideas and expanding upon them by using various methods. There are many methods for invention: such as diagraming, bullet lists, doodling, free writing, and other forms of these activities. Invention acts as a starting point when an author is looking for what they want to write about. This is important because it allows the mind to see connections between related topics, and also connect issues or topics that would not otherwise be or seem to be connected. By using invention in my own writing, I can not only address the things I most love and find interesting, but I can also find ways to relate those very topics to things outside their usual mode of classification and apply them to my own understandings.