Learning to Look -- Close Reading : The Key to Close Writing -- Close Listening : Developing Our Writer's Ear -- Close Looking : Learning from Mentor Texts -- Close Modeling : Learning from Mentor Authors -- Increasing the Volume and Stamina -- Rereading and Reflecting -- Revising : Revisiting and Re-visioning -- Eyes and Ears of an Editor -- Assessment and Feedback for Close Writing -- Publishing and Performing : The Process and the Product -- Epilogue