Writer's Block the Cognitive Dimension.
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, (c)2009.
- 1 online resource (172 pages).
- Studies in Writing and Rhetoric .
Other Books in the SWR SeriesBack Cover.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover; Book Title; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Preface 2009; Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Study: Questionnaire and Stimulated-Recall Investigation -- Procedures and Results; 3. Case Studies of Two Students; 4. Conclusion; Afterword: Areas for Further Investigation; Appendix A: Writer's Block Questionnaire; Appendix B: Results of Statistical Analyses of Writer's Block Questionnaire; Appendix C: Assignment Materials for Stimulated-Recall Study; Appendix D: Anal; ytic Scale for Evaluating the Stimulated-Recall Essays; Notes; SWR Series Statement.
Writer's block is more than a mere matter of discomfort and missed deadlines; sustained experiences of writer's block may influence academic success and career choices. Writers in the business world, professional writers, and students all have known this most common and least studied problem with the composing process. Mike Rose, however, sees it as a limitable problem that can be precisely analyzed and remedied through instruction and tutorial programs. Rose defines writer's block as "an inability to begin or continue writing for reasons other than a lack of skill or commi.