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Follow these steps as you write your post. Remember to set your content status on your post's wiki page as your enter each stage.:
#'''Idea''': Before beginning a blog post, blog writers must get preliminary approval from Anne or Ed. To propose a blog post, sketch the idea in 2-3 sentences in a post on the #bloggers Slack Channel. Include links to at least three sources you would draw on to write the post. State the implications for public policy on entrepreneurship, innovation or economic policy in your proposal. #'''Outline''': After completing research on your post, set up a wiki page. Include (Blog Post) in the title and make the wiki page using [[Form:BlogPost]]. Outline your proposed post on your wiki page. Your outline should include several subsections including your proposed argument or thesis statement, 5-6 supporting points and references. Each supporting point must be back by evidence. References should be included for all of the supporting points. Email Let Anne know when you have finished your outline and include a link to the wiki page.
#'''Draft''': Once your outline is approved, draft your post. Include an editable link to the google doc on your blog post's wiki page. Use our [[Writing and Style Rules]] to improve your writing and make sure it is consistent with the writing style of other posts by the McNair Center.
#'''Peer edit''': Drafts are due one week after your idea is approved. Once the draft is ready for review, tell Anne. She will assign you a peer editor. Make sure that this person's name is set in the '''Notes''' field. He or she will make suggestions and return the blog post to the writer. The writer will revise the draft based on these suggestions.
