The Ask: A More Beautiful Question, 1st edition (NO LONGER UPDATED)

Abstract

This book is a textbook designed for the MTSU True Blue Core English program. It includes a remix/mash-up of some of the best open-access and Creative Commons licensed texts that address composition. We have included material from Bad Ideas About Writing edited by Cheryl E. Ball and Drew M. Loewe; Try This: Research Methods For Writers by Jennifer Clary-Lemon, Derek Mueller, and Kate Pantelides; Writing Spaces edited by Dana Driscoll, Mary K. Stewart, and Matthew Vetter; Introduction to Writing in College by Melanie Gagich; Writing Commons created and edited by Joseph Moxley; the Bad Ideas About Writing Podcast by Kyle Stedman; and ENG 102: Reading, Writing and Research by Emilie Zickel. Furthermore, new content has been created for this text by Harlow Crandall, Kate Pantelides, Erica Stone, and Elizabeth Williams. And this particular mashup was curated by Harlow Crandall, Kate Pantelides, Erica Stone, Lisa E. Williams, and Elizabeth Williams, with generous support from the MTSU Provost’s Office and the Tennessee Board of Regents. Additionally, it was edited by Madonna Fajardo Kemp. We wish to extend our sincerest gratitude to all contributors, curators, and donors.