The Write Now Web site will provide a social space where materials can be shared and ideas tested. An Editorial Board will have access to materials while they are under development, taking on roles more collaborative than those of typical reviewers. Pre-publication materials will be made available online for courses wishing to use and evaluate the readings and assignments or even contribute materials to the project. In short, we hope to create a book development process that will actualize the benefits of collaboration and social networks.

Write Now also hopes to bridge the complex divides between print and digital literacies. It is easy to say a book will cover both old and new modes of composition, but it is very challenging to write such a book. How much coverage of the visual should a book have? Should that coverage emphasize analysis or production of the visual? Should the coverage extend to other media? Film? Music? What role should digital materials play? And, how can we ensure that, while addressing new modes of composing, the book gives students solid writing instruction in research, argumentation, and academic discourse? How do we maintain and teach the values of print literacy in an increasingly digital world? We believe that developing such a book requires a response to fundamental questions currently at play in the fields of rhetoric and composition.

Currently you must request an account in order to access the materials under development. If you would like to learn more about the project, please contact Daniel Anderson, iamdan - at - thoughtpress.org.