I like for my students to think of writing as an ongoing process, or a practice. Here’s a way to think about it:
Writing is not only a tool for communication, for transmitting ideas or transcribing what has already been thought: It is itself a way of thinking, of developing ideas, trying them out, arranging them, testing them. It is a way of separating your thoughts from yourself –making them take a visible form outside your mind– so that you can think about them and improve them. It is, in fact, always practice, and realizing this can make you a stronger, more confident writer. (Scholes et al, The Practice of Writing. 1994: St Martins Press, New York. Pp 13).
Happy Writing!
-Dr. Kirschner
