This article chronicles the experience of two writers working in digital technologies to write fiction. One writer, the author of the article, describes how her experience writing with the software "Storyspace" influenced her writing of print fiction, changing her processes and challenging her notions of genre. The other writer, a 16-year-old…

To write well, it is only necessary to write simply and clearly. To learn how, one must want to write clearly, be willing to work hard, and follow some basic guidelines. Before writing, create an outline by arranging ideas on note cards and putting them in a logical sequence. Write to the reader's level of knowledge about the subject. Avoid…

Presents an interview with an author of children's books covering how and why she writes. (JL)

Offers a model of the writing process that is based on a review of recent research and the author's experiences as a writer and teacher. Explains these stages in the writing process: (1) prewriting, (2) exploratory writing, (3) developmental writing, (4) external revision, and (5) "last looks." (RL)

Describes two strategies chosen to guide the authors' writing research and presents four of these strategies in a process model of composition. (HOD)

Reviews Linda Brodkey's prominent critique of the image of the solitary writer, and uses it as a means to examine the identity and behavior of the writer in nature. Uses various nature writers as exhibits, and speculates as to why Wendell Berry makes a distinction between "writer" and "creature." (TB)

Describes how a class of first and second graders decided to make cautionary signs to protect their newly constructed projects. Notes that most signs could be classified as persuasive or regulatory, and how some were in the mode of engagement and surprise. (SR)

Recounts the author's writing of "Owl Moon," an award-winning children's book. (MM)

Defines magic as a process of inducing belief and creating community rather than as a product of an otherworldly incantation. Provides an historical survey of pre-Enlightenment relationships between magic and rhetoric. Proposes that the rise of current-traditional rhetoric coincides with the destruction and disappearance of the magical…

Details the "technical documentation process," a basic five-step process for managing technical documentation projects: assessment, analysis, design, development, and validation. (SR)

Establishes a practical model of the document-development process for writers in nonacademic settings. Pulls together and builds from recent research about writers and writing in the workplace. Reveals the process to contain both linear and recursive elements. Asserts that writers must be involved early in the process. (SR)

Offers a narrative on the therapeutic benefits of writing poetry which examines the creative process in relation to reading misperceptions and to useful delays in word retrieval. Suggests that a particular learning disability may signal a creative capability. (SR)

Discusses the role of incubation in the writing process. Suggests that one secret to coming up with good ideas in writing is understanding the importance of realizing that the process entails patient revision, takes time, and often requires some time off task. (Author/VWL)

The aim of the study was to compare two samples of sixth-grade Spanish primary students on coordination of writing processes measured by online or direct retrospection techniques and writing products. One group was comprised of 81 students with learning disabilities (LD), the other was made up by 80 typically achieving students. The results showed…

Peer review can be a valuable tool in the writing development of high school sophomores. Specifically, this research study explores the use of peer review to improve writing skills and to build content knowledge in a social studies high school classroom through the use of peer interaction. The problem in social studies high school instruction is…