Description
Book SynopsisHow We Write is an accessible guide to the entire writing process, from forming ideas to formatting text. Combining new explanations of creativity with insights into writing as design, it offers a full account of the mental, physical and social aspects of writing. How We Write explores: how children learn to write the importance of reflective thinking processes of planning, composing and revising visual design of text cultural influences on writing global hypertext and the future of collaborative and on-line writing. By referring to a wealth of examples from writers such as Umberto Eco, Terry Pratchett and Ian Fleming, How We Write ultimately teaches us how to control and extend our own writing abilities. How We Write will be of value to students and teachers of language and psychology, professional and aspiring writers, and anyone interested in this familiar yet complex activity.
Trade Review'This book will help pave the way for a new trend in writing research/learning/teaching in the 21st century - International Journal for Language and Documentation
'Whatever kind of writing you have to do, bad habits are hard to ditch. Here's a chance to acquire some better ones.' - New Scientist Magazine, 20 February 1999
Table of ContentsI. Writing in the Head 1. The Nature of Writing 2. Developing Writing 3. Constraint and Creativity II. Writing on the Page 4. Writing as Design 5. Planning 6. Composing 7. Revising 8. Being a Writer 9. Writing Images III. Writing in the World 10. Messages in Bottles and Cultures 11. Writing Together 12. Media Slip, Dynatext, Hypermedia and the Docuverse
