Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process

Contents......Page 11
Introduction to the Second Edition......Page 14
Introduction: A Map of the Book......Page 32
1. An Approach to Writing......Page 35
2. Freewriting......Page 42
3. Sharing......Page 49
4. The Direct Writing Process for Getting Words on Paper......Page 55
5. Quick Revising......Page 61
6. The Dangerous Method: Trying To Write It Right the First Time......Page 68
Introduction......Page 76
7. The Open-ended Writing Process......Page 79
8. The Loop Writing Process......Page 88
9. Metaphors for Priming the Pump......Page 107
10. Working on Writing While Not Thinking about Writing......Page 123
11. Poetry as No Big Deal......Page 130
Introduction......Page 150
12. Thorough Revising......Page 157
13. Revising with Feedback......Page 168
14. Cut-and-Paste Revising and the Collage......Page 175
15. The Last Step: Getting Rid of Mistakes in Grammar......Page 196
16. Nausea......Page 202
Introduction......Page 206
17. Other People......Page 210
18. Audience as Focusing Force......Page 220
19. Three Tricky Relationships to an Audience......Page 228
20. Writing for Teachers......Page 245
Introduction......Page 266
21. Criterion-Based Feedback and Reader-Based Feedback......Page 269
22. A Catalogue of Criterion-Based Questions......Page 281
23. A Catalogue of Reader-Based Questions......Page 284
24. Options for Getting Feedback......Page 293
Introduction......Page 308
25. Writing and Voice......Page 310
26. How To Get Power through Voice......Page 333
27. Breathing Experience into Words......Page 343
28. Breathing Experience into Expository Writing......Page 368
29. Writing and Magic......Page 386
A Select Annotated Bibliography on Publishing prepared......Page 404
C......Page 408
I......Page 409
R......Page 410
W......Page 411