I believe that writing is both a social and an individual practice. I think that writing should be considered to be both for many different reasons. One of the reasons that I think it is social practice is the fact that some things are read by other people which in turn would make it social. Another reason I think that writing could be social is because it takes a group of people to make a product. There are writers, editors, publishers and many other people that take part in the process. I think that it is individual in a way because when you write it's usually just you and a sheet of paper, not you and a group of people. It all depends on what type of writing you are doing at the time and what processes you are using. If you are writing a biography on someone it would obviously be a social process because you have to research and interview people about the person. On the other hand if you were writing an autobiography I think it would be an individual process because you don’t need anyone or anything else to get information.
You're right in that the writing process generally involves many channels - but tends to be centered on the writer.
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