Description: Preface: A Word to the Writer. 1.Wordsmithery: An Introduction. An Overview of the Strategies and Attitudes that Help Writers Achieve Success in Their Writing. 2.String-Saving. A Guide for Using Writing to Build Background, Store Information, Rehearse Language, and Acquire the Context for Writing. 3.Starting. A Guide to Preliminary Strategies for Planning and Preparing a Writing Project and Assessing Its Readiness. 4.Drafting. A Guide to Strategies for Composing a Draft of a Writing Project. 5.Revising. A Guide to Reviewing and Revising the Ideas, Organization, and Language of a Draft. 6.Going Public. A Guide to Text Preparation and Packaging, Readying a Revised Draft for Another Reader. 7.Wordsmiths at Work. A Review of the Strategies of Wordsmithery Through Writing Samples from Work in Various Stages of Progress. References. Index.

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