The drafting stage of writing is when the writer puts their ideas and thoughts onto paper or into a digital document. This is the stage where the writer focuses on getting their ideas down without worrying too much about grammar, spelling, or structure. The goal of the drafting stage is to create a rough draft that can be revised and edited later on. During this stage, writers may also experiment with different ways of organizing their ideas and may make changes to their original plan as they see how their ideas develop on paper.