CHAPTER 2Getting Started: The Planning Stage
♦ Battling Writer’s Block ♦
In the middle of an extremely busy week, Tom was asked to provide a letter of recommendation for a former employee, Marcia, for admission to engineering school.
Tom sat at his computer and stared at the screen. No ideas came to mind. His mind wandered, and he thought about the things he had to accomplish before the weekend. He was distracted by a conversation outside in the hall. He stared again at the screen and gritted his teeth. Then he remembered what he needed to do—gather information and prepare an outline.
Before planning the letter, Tom collected the data he needed. ...
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