Writing as Cognition
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Publication date | 2020 |
| Host editors |
|
| Book title | Writing Anthropology |
| Book subtitle | Essays on Craft and Commitment |
| ISBN |
|
| ISBN (electronic) |
|
| Chapter | 49 |
| Pages (from-to) | 263-265 |
| Publisher | Durham, NC: Duke University Press |
| Organisations |
|
| Abstract |
I will know what I precisely want to say in this piece only when I finish writing it. This enigmatic sentence is not meant as an alluring opening statement, nor is it a sign for an experimental literary method that I will be employing in this essay. For what it’s worth, this sentence captures my principal insight into the process of writing. It is an insight that I gained after years of experiencing much frustration with writing, after producing endless drafts of the same text, after nights and days spent on trying “to get it right,” after struggling not to... |
| Document type | Chapter |
| Language | English |
| Other links | https://www.dukeupress.edu/writing-anthropology |
| Permalink to this page | |
