Drafting or translation , the turning of plans and ideas into text to meet the goals. Reviewing , which combines evaluating the text and editing either the text itself or the ideas and goals. This process is recursive in nature. For example, editing the ideas and goals in the Reviewing phase may lead to a change in plans and a renewal of the drafts, which may again be followed by phase of reviewing, and so forth. In the remainder of this section, the former model will be used.
Planning is typically a joint activity whereas drafting, the second phase, is solitary.
Once this phase is reached, communication between group members is likely to shift from lengthy, highly interactive sessions to brief conversations in which group members exchange progress reports or otherwise coordinate their separate activities. When the end is near, the participants enter an integration and reviewing phase during which they may again require extensive interaction to weave together the results of their individually performed work. Thus a model arises that reveals the temporal sequence in the communication between group members engaged in a collborative writing effort. It implies a differential impact of computer-mediated communication across time. Roles clearly exist within writing groups.