Tuning, Tying, and Training Texts: Metaphors for Revision.

Tomlinson, Barbara

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Publication Date: 1988

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Tuning, Tying, and Training Texts: Metaphors for Revision.

Tomlinson, Barbara

Written Communication, v5 n1 p58-81 Jan 1988

Discusses some metaphors used by professional writers when describing their revising activities to interviewers and suggests the implications of their use for research on writing. (NH)

Descriptors: Authors, Creative Writing, Metaphors, Revision (Written Composition), Writing (Composition), Writing for Publication, Writing Research, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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