Writing Rediscovered

Reframe Your Ideas About Writing. Reclaim Your Power as a Writer.

In Writing Rediscovered, author and writing scholar Elizabeth Wardle invites you to transform your approach to writing through nine powerful “threshold concepts.” These foundational ideas will reshape how you think, feel, and act as a writer.

Rather than offering generic writing tips, this book dives deep into what's holding you back from seeing yourself as a writer. You'll challenge your beliefs about what writing is, who can be a writer, and what makes writing “good.” Dr. Wardle helps you reflect on past experiences with writing instruction and replace damaging ideas with more productive ones.

Writing Rediscovered blends decades of research with accessible, interactive methods, offering practical tools to help you reshape your writing identity. Whether you're writing reports, emails, or poetry, this book will change how you approach writing.

Inside the Book:

• Research-based strategies for building writing confidence and understanding your relationship with writing.
• Insights into how your experiences, emotions, body, and tools influence your writing process.
• Reflective activities to actively engage you in transforming your writing life.
• Exercises for developing your personal writing process and toolkit.
• Guidance for creating a Writer's Manifesto to shape your writing going forward.

From the author of Writing About Writing—the groundbreaking textbook that revolutionized college writing instruction—Writing Rediscovered dismantles harmful myths about writing. As Director of the Howe Center for Writing Excellence at Miami University, Elizabeth Wardle brings decades of experience helping writers of all kinds redefine their relationship with writing.

It's time to reframe your writing. Reclaim your voice. And rediscover the power of your words.

ELIZABETH WARDLE is the Howe Distinguished Professor of Written Communication and Director of the Howe Center for Writing Excellence at Miami University (Ohio), where she leads innovative faculty development programs that help educators across disciplines rethink their relationship with writing in both academic and professional settings. Based in Oxford, OH, Wardle is the co-author of Writing about Writing and Naming What We Know, both considered seminal works in the field of writing studies.

“A radical step to rethinking how writing can fuel your enterprise.”
—JASON FEIFER, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur magazine

In Writing Rediscovered, renowned writing scholar Elizabeth Wardle explores nine transformative “threshold concepts” that help you think and act differently as a writer. Although it’s tempting to let AI write for you, here you’ll come to see writing as a social practice, a tool for getting things done, and a powerful way to learn. Rather than offering generic tips, Wardle provides research-backed lenses to reshape your relationship with writing. You’ll build an adaptable writing toolbox and the confidence to use it, no matter what kind of writing you’re doing.

Praise for WRITING REDISCOVERED

“All lifelong learners and professionals will want to read this book.”
—RUTH MILLIGAN, Founder of Articulation and co-author of The Motivated Speaker

“Wardle delivers a compelling case for the irreplaceable value of practicing the craft ourselves. An urgent and important read for anyone who cares about the power of human expression.”
—SARA CONNELL, Bestselling author and founder of Thought Leader Academy

“If, like many people, you think you can’t write, you must read this book. Elizabeth Wardle will show you what you didn’t realize you already knew, and guide you to a new and productive relationship with writing.”
—ELAINE MAIMON, Former president of Governors State University and author of A Writer’s Resource (7th edition)

“A wise, practical, and inspiring guide to the craft—and the very human work—of writing.”
—PETER FELTEN, Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning, Elon University

“Every single transaction of an entrepreneurial journey is fueled by some form of writing. Many people struggle to write these well because they misunderstand what writing is—or they draw on school-based rules that just don’t work. This book is a radical step to rethinking how writing can fuel your enterprise.”
—Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur

“There are few people who have more influenced my thinking—and writing—than Elizabeth Wardle. She helps you understand that everything you want to get done happens through writing, and shows you how to use writing more effectively. All lifelong learners and professionals will want to read this book.” —Ruth Milligan, Founder of Articulation and co-author of The Motivated Speaker

“At a time when the temptation to outsource writing to AI is stronger than ever, Elizabeth Wardle delivers a compelling case for the irreplaceable value of practicing the craft ourselves. An urgent and important read for anyone who cares about the power of human expression.” —Sara Connell, Bestselling author and founder of Thought Leader Academy

“If, like many people, you think you can’t write, you must read this book. Elizabeth Wardle will show you what you didn't realize you already knew, and guide you to a new and productive relationship with writing.” —Elaine Maimon, President Emeritus of Governors State University, author of A Writer’s Resource, 7th edition, higher education columnist for The Philadelphia Citizen

“Elizabeth Wardle provides a wise, practical, and inspiring guide to the craft—and the very human work—of writing. Whether writing is your nemesis or your passion, this book will help you become an even more skillful and confident writer.” —Peter Felten, Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Learning, Professor of History, and Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning at Elon University, author of seven books about undergraduate education, Fellow of the Gardner Institute

"After writing and publishing six novels, I still have voices telling me I can’t write—that’s why Elizabeth Wardle wrote Writing Rediscovered. From the first page of this exceptional guide, Wardle not only assures you that, yes, you can write, but that you have the power to continually hone and improve your craft. Wardle takes you on a journey of discovery that helps isolate the voices that hold you back, while nourishing your strengths. This is a book for everyone and anyone, one that will redefine your relationship with the written word." —Edwin Hill, Edgar and Agatha Award–nominated author of six novels including Who to Believe and What Happened Next, faculty member at the Emerson College MFA Program, former Vice President and Editorial Director at Bedford/St. Martin’s