Computers and Composition Dec 2026 Open Access

Prompt engineering as pre-writing: Not writing with GenAI, writing before GenAI

Haley Greer Iowa State University
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Computers and Composition
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2026-12-01
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10.1016/j.compcom.2026.103036
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