How We Write
Writing as Creative Design
Published on 1. November 2002
240 pages
978-1-134-66538-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
'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
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
13,92 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-66538-9 (9781134665389)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
12/1998
1st Edition
Routledge
€222.84
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Book
11/1998
1st Edition
Routledge
€81.89
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Person
Mike Sharples is Professor of Education Technology at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of Cognition, Computers and Creative Writing, Computer Supported Collaborative Writing and (with Thea van der Geest) The New Writing Environment.
Content
Part One Writing in the head Chapter 1 The nature of writing Chapter 2 Becoming a writer Chapter 3 Constraint and creativity Part Two Writing with the page Chapter 4 Writing as design Chapter 5 Planning Chapter 6 Composing Chapter 7 Revising Chapter 8 Being a writer Chapter 9 Writing images Part Three Writing in the world Chapter 10 Messages in bottles and cultures Chapter 11 Writing together Chapter 12 Media slip, dynatext, hypermedia and the docuverse
