Personal reflection questions are in blue; all others refer to the reading.

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Introduction

What kinds of prewriting do you normally do before common writing assignments?

Resistance to Writing

What are some of the reasons you resist or procrastinate writing?

Forces for Writing

What are the four forces for writing Murray identifies, and what are some ways you as a writer can stimulate these forces?

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Rehearsal for Writing

What are two or three ways writers “rehearse” in the prewriting stage, according to Murray?

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The Signals Which Say “Write”

What are the eight most common signals which “tell the writer how to control the subject and produce a working first draft”? Explain each signal in one or two sentences.

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