Purpose and Process: A Reader for Writers

by Stephen P. Reid

This innovative reader focuses on writers' purposes and processes for reading and writing, and on the connections between reading and writing. It encourages writers to take control of both their reading and writing of texts. Organized around purposes for writing, it outlines practical guidelines and strategies for achieving specific writing goals. Sixty-three selections by both professional and student writers illustrate these strategies.

570 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1990

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[Abigail (42stitches) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A text I picked up on the "free" shelf in the English department of my university. Oddly enough, a pretty good book. Ideas and motivation for "critical reading". Which is a skill that everyone should continue to develop all their life. More on that later...