What+is+Collaborative+Writing?

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Collaborative Writing Definitions by Scholars
"...any piece of writing, published or unpublished, ascribed or anonymous, to which more than one person has contributed, whether or not they grasped a pen, tapped a keyboard, or shuffled a mouse." --R. Rimmershaw, //Collaborative Writing Practices and Writing Support Technologies//

“...oral and written communication pertaining to a document during the process of planning, drafting and revising it...it may be fair to conclude that significant writing is enveloped in talk” --Couture and Rymer, //Writing in the Business Professions//

"...Writing includes any of the activities that led to a completed written document. These activities includes written and spoken brainstorming, outlining, note taking, organizational planning, drafting, revising, and editing. Written products include any piece of writing, from notes, directions, and forms to reports and published materials." -Ede and Lunsford, //Singular Text/Plural Authors//

Writing Process Stages as Collaborative Writing Tasks



 * Early stage – brainstorming topics and ideas, developing theories via pre-writing
 * Drafting – fleshing out ideas, organizing content, developing and supporting arguments
 * Revision – refining thinking and organization, adding needed content
 * Editing - proofreading
 * Publication – sharing with the intended audience, possibly receiving the audience’s responses