Invention and Craft, Second Edition: Exercising Creativity in College Writing and Research

Author:   Ronda Leathers Dively
Publisher:   Anthem Press
ISBN:  

9781839989773


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   07 April 2026
Format:   Paperback
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Invention and Craft, Second Edition: Exercising Creativity in College Writing and Research


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Author:   Ronda Leathers Dively
Publisher:   Anthem Press
Imprint:   Anthem Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781839989773


ISBN 10:   1839989777
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   07 April 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained

Table of Contents

PART ONE: CREATING FOUNDATIONS FOR COMPOSING; Chapter 1: Composition and Creativity; Chapter 2: Composing Processes and Creative Processes; Chapter 3: Rhetorical Situations; Chapter 4: Invention Strategies; Chapter 5: Research Strategies ; PART TWO: CREATING TEXTS THAT INFORM, Chapter 6: Introduction to Texts that Inform; Chapter 7: Memoir; Chapter 8: Profile; Chapter 9: Report; Chapter 10: Annotated Bibliography; PART THREE: CREATING TEXTS THAT ANALYZE, Chapter 11: Introduction to Texts That Analyze; Chapter 12: Writing-Process Analysis; Chapter 13: Visual Analysis; Chapter 14: Rhetorical Analysis; Chapter 15: Literary Analysis; PART FOUR: CREATING TEXTS THAT ARGUE, Chapter 16: Introduction to Texts That Argue; Chapter 17: Research Proposal; Chapter 18: Review; Chapter 19: Position Paper; Chapter 20: Problem-Solution Paper ; PART FIVE: CREATING PRESENTATION-QUALITY FINAL PRODUCTS, Chapter 21: Source Integration and Citation; Chapter 22: Document Design; Chapter 23: Revision and Editing ; Chapter 24: Peer and Instructor Review; Chapter 25: Portfolios

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Ronda Leathers Dively retired Southern Illinois University Rhetoric and Composition Professor and writing program administrator is the author of Preludes to Insight: Creativity, Incubation and Expository Writing (Hampton Press, 2006), Invention and Craft: A Guide to College Writing (McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2016) and Creativity and the Paris Review Interviews: A Discourse Analysis of Famous Authors' Composing Practices (Anthem Press, 2022). In addition, she has written numerous articles on expository writing pedagogy and writing program administration.

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