individual vs. social

I think writing is an individual practice and a social one. I think this is true because most times when people are writing it is done on their own. But sometimes it is done with others, or with research from other sources. By using other sources you are combining your ideas with others which can be social. Also if someone writes something individually, they can share it and others can interpret it. I think writing will usually start out individual as someone writing things from their prospective and what they believe and i think later it tends to be more social when more people read, and then provide further interpretation or if someone contradicts what the first person said, and so on. I also think when writing is social it can be edited and improved, which is an important part of the process.