The Writing Process: A Step-by-Step Approach for Everyday Writers - Softcover

Hatcher, David P; Goddard, Lane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0972992022 ISBN 13: 9780972992022

Publisher: Landabooks, 2005

Synopsis

Writing is more than a way to record sentences we've already shaped in our heads. As someone famously said, that's just typing. This book will help you develop an approach that includes the thinking part of writing. A series of logical steps will lead you from idea (or assignment) to finished written work. It answers some basic questions that every writer faces: How do I get organized? What do I do first? What next? How do I evaluate my drafts? How about word choice? When have I said enough? How should I end? Designed to help almost any writer, The Writing Process is also an excellent tool for teachers of writing, as well as for parents who want to give their youngsters an extra boost.

About this title

About the Author

Lane Goddard and David Hatcher provide tools and training for everyday writers and their teachers. Lane studied literature and writing back in school. But she was also the one everyone made fun of for storing her underwear in compartments, and keeping her socks matched up. Upon graduation, she found that her organizational and analytical skills were more in demand than her fiction. Her day jobs have included designing work-flows, writing job procedures, analyzing training needs, and developing training programs. As co-owner of LandaBooks, she has developed, written, and edited course materials, and designed and produced workbooks and visuals. And yes, she still writes fiction. David is a writer and editor by training (bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English) and, most importantly, by experience. Not only has he worked as a professional writer—his fiction and nonfiction have been published in leading newspapers and magazines—but he has supervised dozens of other professional wordsmiths, trained hundreds more to work with words, and developed training materials and concise guidebooks that have helped thousands of people improve their communication skills.

Edition details

• Publisher: Landabooks
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0972992022
• ISBN 13: 9780972992022
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 72