The Four-Point Writing Project Success Guide
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Knowles, Michael
Write Thinking
2001

Abstract:

Have you ever worked on a truly awful writing project? Maybe you're working on one right now. Too often, what could be a simple project becomes a morass of shifting requirements, last-minute changes, and expanding scope. In almost one-hundred percent of such cases, however, a well-run writing project can negotiate the most challenging terrain.