"Problem Writers" according to Donald M. Murray

There's no point in re-inventing the wheel when someone has created a perfectly good wheel.  So it is with what writers have to say about writing.  I have read a great deal about the writing process by writers and writing teachers.  But, I have until now not come across someone who's done a remarkable identification of the kinds of "problem writers" that exist.  Donald M. Murray, in A Writer Teaches Writing," presents what I would consider to be a "diagnostic" of problem writers.  He, as well, suggests a path to resolving each particular problem.  For those who can figure out what each identification means or who are curious enough to read Murray to find out more, I present here the kinds of problem writers that Murray says exist.  He refers to the "writer" as a "student" because he teaches writing and has developed his ideas from working in that area:

*The student who doesn't write

*The student who won't revise

*The student who always overwrites

*The student who always underwrites

*The student who cheats

*The student who resists

*The student who can't spel, Punctuate and Ain't got no gramma

*The student who has a tin ear

*The student who doesn't care

*The student who needs a therapist

*The student who isn't learning

In addition to these students/writers, there are writers who have specific issues because they have a writing teacher as a writing mentor.  For these specific problems, I refer you to Murray's book.

Knowing what kind of writer you are at this moment (it can change in the next "moment"), can help you speed along your writing process.   For other tips on speeding along your writing process, see my e-book, Overcome Writer's Block Easily.