Writing Under Pressure: The Quick Writing Process

Most writing is done under pressure. An executive has to produce a three-page position paper by tomorrow at nine. A department head suddenly has to write a one-page action memo by noon. A graduate student has a twenty-page research paper due in a week. Yet, while most students and professionals write under pressure—with limited time, limited space, and a supervisor or instructor to please—few approach the task systematically.
In Writing Under Pressure, Sanford Kaye, a renowned expert on the...