Collaborative writing

Collaborative writing is a procedure in which two or more persons work together on a text of some kind (e.g., academic papers, reports, creative writing, projects, and business proposals). It is often the norm, rather than the exception, in many academic and workplace settings.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Some theories of collaborative writing suggest that in the writing process, all participants are to have equal responsibilities. In this view, all sections of the text should be split up to ensure the workload is evenly displaced, all participants work together and interact throughout the writing process, everyone contributes to planning, generating ideas, making structure of text, editing, and the revision process.^[4] Other theories of collaborative writing propose a more flexible understanding of the workflow that accounts for varying contribution levels depending on the expertise, interest, and role of participants.^[5] Success collaborative writing involves a division of labor that apportions particular tasks to those with particular strengths: drafting, providing feedback, editing, sourcing, (reorganizing), optimizing for tone or house style, etc.^[6] Collaborative writing is characteristic of professional as well as educational settings, utilizing the expertise of those involved in the collaboration process.^[7]^[8]

^ Ede, Lisa S.; Lunsford, Andrea A. (1992). Singular texts/plural authors: perspectives on collaborative writing. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0809317931. OCLC 23768261.
^ Schindler, Kirsten and Wolfe, Joanna "Beyond single authors: Organizational text production as collaborative writing" Handbook of writing and text production. Berlin: De Gruyter, Mouton, 2014 p. 160
^ Bremner, Stephen (April 2010). "Collaborative writing: Bridging the gap between the textbook and the workplace". English for Specific Purposes. 29 (2): 121–132. doi:10.1016/j.esp.2009.11.001.
^ Lundsford, Andrea (1991). "Collaboration, Control, and the Idea of a Writing Center" (PDF). The Writing Center Journal. 12 (1): 3–10.
^ Singh-Gupta, Vidya (May 1996). "Preparing Students for Teamwork through Collaborative Writing and Peer Review Techniques" (PDF). Teaching English in the Two-Year College. 23 (2): 127–136. doi:10.58680/tetyc19965483.
^ Nelson, N., K. Skinner, and E.S. Barrera. (2023). "The Writing-Reading Nexus." The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Writing. 2nd Edition. Rosalind Horowitz, ed. Taylor & Francis, NY: 152-3.
^ Storch, Neomy (2005-09-01). "Collaborative writing: Product, process, and students' reflections". Journal of Second Language Writing. 14 (3): 153–173. doi:10.1016/j.jslw.2005.05.002. ISSN 1060-3743. S2CID 1256668.
^ Storch, Neomy (2013-07-04). Collaborative Writing in L2 Classrooms. Multilingual Matters. doi:10.21832/9781847699954. ISBN 978-1-84769-995-4.

[1] Ede, Lisa S.; Lunsford, Andrea A. (1992). Singular texts/plural authors: perspectives on collaborative writing. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 0809317931. OCLC 23768261.

[2] Schindler, Kirsten and Wolfe, Joanna "Beyond single authors: Organizational text production as collaborative writing" Handbook of writing and text production. Berlin: De Gruyter, Mouton, 2014 p. 160

[3] Bremner, Stephen (April 2010). "Collaborative writing: Bridging the gap between the textbook and the workplace". English for Specific Purposes. 29 (2): 121–132. doi:10.1016/j.esp.2009.11.001.

[4] Lundsford, Andrea (1991). "Collaboration, Control, and the Idea of a Writing Center" (PDF). The Writing Center Journal. 12 (1): 3–10.

[5] Singh-Gupta, Vidya (May 1996). "Preparing Students for Teamwork through Collaborative Writing and Peer Review Techniques" (PDF). Teaching English in the Two-Year College. 23 (2): 127–136. doi:10.58680/tetyc19965483.

[6] Nelson, N., K. Skinner, and E.S. Barrera. (2023). "The Writing-Reading Nexus." The Routledge International Handbook of Research on Writing. 2nd Edition. Rosalind Horowitz, ed. Taylor & Francis, NY: 152-3.

[:5-7] Storch, Neomy (2005-09-01). "Collaborative writing: Product, process, and students' reflections". Journal of Second Language Writing. 14 (3): 153–173. doi:10.1016/j.jslw.2005.05.002. ISSN 1060-3743. S2CID 1256668.

[8] Storch, Neomy (2013-07-04). Collaborative Writing in L2 Classrooms. Multilingual Matters. doi:10.21832/9781847699954. ISBN 978-1-84769-995-4.

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