Thinking on Paper Paperback - 1988 - 1st Edition
by V. a. Howard; J. H. Barton
The authors agree that communication is a vital function of writing, but point out that many thoughts come into being only when put on paper. This book demonstrates how an introduction to the basics of reasoning can greatly improve anyone's writing.
From the rear cover
Most books on writing assume that the sole purpose of writing is communication. These manuals seldom go beyond teaching how to avoid the problems of punctuation, grammar, and style that at one time or another ensnare the best of writers. Few, if any, of these books explore writing as a way of shaping thought.
V.A. Howard and J.H. Barton, two Harvard researchers in education, take a radically different approach. While they agree with their predecessors that an important function of writing is the clear, direct expression of thought, they point out that many of our thoughts first come into being only when put to paper. By failing to recognize the link between thinking and writing, we fall into the deadlock innappropriately named writer's block.
Thinking on Paper shows how writer's block as well as many other writing problems are engendered by the tendency, supported by traditional approaches, to separate thinking from writing. Drawing on the developing field of symbol theory, Howard and Barton explain why this sepapration is unsound and demonstrate how to improve dramatically our ability to generate and express ideas. For everyone who writes, this is a readable, accessible manual of immense educational and practical value.
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- Title Thinking on Paper
- Author V. a. Howard; J. H. Barton
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 160
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William Morrow & Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date 1988-02
- Features Maps
- ISBN 9780688077587 / 0688077587
- Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 8.36 x 5.58 x 0.44 in (21.23 x 14.17 x 1.12 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 86005270
- Dewey Decimal Code 808.042
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