Being a writer : a community of writers revisited

Elbow, Peter. (Author). Belanoff, Pat. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0072378735 (acid-free paper)
ISBN: 9780072378733 (acid-free paper)
Physical Description: print
xxix, 412, 7, 12 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

pt. I : Creativity and the writing process. Discovering yourself as a writer: an introduction to the variety of writing processes ; Getting experience into words: image and story ; Moving from private writing to public writing: exploring the relationship between content and genre ; Writing as a social and collaborative process: using dialogue, loop writing, and the collage. -- pt. II : Revising. Drafting and revising ; Revision through purpose and audience: writing as doing things to people ; Exploring voice. -- pt. III : Important intellectual and academic tasks. Reading as the creation of meaning: interpretation as response ; Persuading and arguing ; Interviewing as research: How do writers write? ; Research ; Reflecting on your writing: portfolios. -- Sharing and responding. Cover letter ; Summary of kinds of responses ; Procedures for giving and receiving responses ; Full explanations of kinds of responses -- with samples ; Final word: taking charge of the feedback process by choosing among these techniques ; Sample sssays. -- Appendix: Writing under pressure.