Day 3: Drafting Your Abstract Draft. Follow the directions in the earlier part of this chapter for writing your abstract. Make sure your abstract includes all the necessary information and can stand on its own. When you are done with the draft, you can paste a copy on this page if you like.
Share. Your next step is to share your abstract with someone else to get suggestions for revision. It is best if you can do this with a writing partner. Exchange abstracts so that each person gets a chance to review and be reviewed. This keeps everyone kind. If you cannot do an exchange, try to meet with your reader and do the review in person. That is, hand a hard copy of your abstract to your reviewer and have them respond right there and then. You can also send the abstract to someone for review by e-mail, but the chance to discuss it in person will work the best for you. It is part of making writing social. In person,