The earliest stage or writing, where you discover what you will write about by creating ideas and then narrowing them down to one, is called "brainstorming". During this phase of the writing process, writers should also try to introduce purpose and resolution to their thoughts. The writer must zero in on a specific idea which they will later develop and build on. One way of finding this idea is to create a sunburst diagram (my own name). This diagram consists of a circle in the middle for the topic/ literary work, and multiple rays of varying lengths. The rays represent possible paths of thought/ ideas, where the ray's length is proportional to its importance/ intrest to you. The points in the diagram represent your ways of discovering ideas about the work you will write about. The examples they use are characters, historical period/ background, social/economic conditions, major ideas, artistic qualities, and additional approaches.
This article is a continuation of previous articles in that it is about the writing process and focusing in on one thought. It explains the process of coming up with ideas and then narrowing them down. I think that the diagram they show is interesting, but it is just another (slightly more attention grabbing) form of the brainstorming diagram we have been shown in school. I agree that you have to first come up with an idea before you can write, but I think that what you use to come up with that idea is a matter of personal preference and that no one way is right. The categories they used of main ideas are interesting and I thought that it was one of the best ideas in the article.
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