Writing with Power is a guide for the student writing an essay the professional writer working on a story or the manager writing a memo for a tight deadline As Elbow explains Writing with power doesn't just mean getting power over readers It means getting power over yourself & over the writing process knowing what you are doing as you write; figuring out what you really mean; being in charge having control; not feeling stuck or helpless or intimidated I am particularly interested in this second kind of power in writing & I have found that without it you seldom achieve the first kind For the second edition Elbow has written a new introduction in which he discusses in detail the mysterious
Dimensions of Writing with Power
- voice quality & bad writing wrongness & felt sense & sharing written work with others