18 THE WRITING PROCESS don't move from step to step in smooth and steady progress. You go back and forth.As you work on a composition you will be,at any given point,concentrating on one phase of writing.But always you are engaged with the process in its entirety.18 THE WRITING PROCESS don't move from step to step in smooth and steady progress. You go back and forth. As you work on a composition you will be, at any given point, concentrating on one phase of writing. But always you are engaged with the process in its entirety