ABSTRACT
How 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|52 pages
Writing in the head
chapter Chapter 1|10 pages
The nature of writing
chapter Chapter 2|24 pages
Becoming a writer
chapter Chapter 3|16 pages
Constraint and creativity
part Two|98 pages
Writing with the page
chapter Chapter 4|19 pages
Writing as design
chapter Chapter 5|16 pages
Planning
chapter Chapter 6|12 pages
Composing
chapter Chapter 7|10 pages
Revising
chapter Chapter 8|17 pages
Being a writer
chapter Chapter 9|22 pages
Writing images
part Three|55 pages
Writing in the world