Elbow, Peter

Presents writing techniques useful for getting words on paper, for revising, for dealing with an audience, and for getting feedback.

Outlines several approaches to writing, editing, and rewriting, discusses the relationship between the writer and his or her audience, and attempts to define the nature of voice in writing.

The author discusses his approach to learning how to write poetry, fiction, and essays, which uses a non-stop method of writing.

Examines the relationships between speech, writing, and literacy in theory and practice.