The Psychology of Writing

We all learned to write, we are asked to write often, and likely, we notice variations in our writing process times that we learn by writing and times that we don't; times when our writing flows and times when we are stuck. There are different purposes to writing and different expectations of our writing in different settings. In this course we examine the mental process of writing, as well as our behaviors with regards to writing. We also practice and evaluate strategies that are meant to improve our practice. Evaluation is based on a series of short papers, a writing portfolio, and completion of a final paper on a topic central to the course.