How we write : writing as creative design / Mike Sharples.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharples, Mike, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Rhetoric--Study and teaching.

Creative writing--Psychological aspects.

Creative writing--Physiological aspects.

Creative writing--Study and teaching.

Creative writing--Social aspects.

Authorship.

Physical Description:

xv, 224 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

part Part One Writing in the head

chapter 1 The nature of writing

chapter 2 Becoming a writer

chapter 3 Constraint and creativity

part 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 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-216) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-66538-5

1-134-66539-3

1-280-53916-X

0-203-01990-3

0-203-27273-0

OCLC:

437076828