Writer's Practice

Building Confidence in Your Nonfiction Writing

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John Warner: Writer's Practice (2019, Penguin Publishing Group)

192 pages

English language

Published March 23, 2019 by Penguin Publishing Group.

ISBN:
978-0-14-313315-5
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5 stars (2 reviews)

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Review of "Writer's Practice" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

An incredibly helpful and easily applicable book. I love that Warner has essentially identified the types of writing experiences we have throughout our life and outlined how to write for each of them. Much more impressive than an expert who can explain complex concepts with complex language is the expert who can explain it with simple language. He makes these steps seem so clear and obvious, and he leaves ample room for filling in the blanks with your own unique expression. I can't wait to work these experiences into my pedagogy!

Review of "Writer's Practice" on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

The replacement for They Say, I Say is finally here. Not that TSIS is particularly bad or anything. It's useful for academic writing, but it's not fun. It doesn't spark joy for writing. Warner's book goes beyond templates and structures to focus on the experiences of writing. It's a book that is practical in the sense that you could use it for self-study or type up the writing tasks and use them in assignments for a course. All the writing experiences in the book emphasize audience awareness and a real purpose for writing. Many of the writing tasks in the book are common assignments (summary, rhetorical analysis, descriptive essay) but Warner frames them and presents them as writing experiences to be explored rather than essays to be typed. This framing, along with the fact that these assignments are open-ended and value student choice (instead of being writing prompts), creates a …

Subjects

  • Creative writing
  • Authorship