The Neglected Third Factor in Writing: Productivity.

Boice, Robert

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Publication Date: 1985

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The Neglected Third Factor in Writing: Productivity.

Boice, Robert

College Composition and Communication, v36 n4 p465-71 Dec 1985

Presents results of an informal study indicating that (1) external contingencies that force writing productivity regardless of mood seem to facilitate rather than impede the appearance of creative ideas for writing, and (2) productivity precedes creativity. (HTH)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Faculty, Creativity, Higher Education, Motivation Techniques, Prewriting, Productivity, Research Methodology, Writing Evaluation, Writing Processes, Writing Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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