| Title | : | How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing 1st (first) edition |
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| Format Type | : | Unknown Binding |
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| Publication | : | Published January 1, 2007 |
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing 1st (first) edition Reviews
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Great motivation for academic writing (refers to psychology/APA, but I am sure 95% of the contents are relevant for academia in general). It was a quick read, straight to the point, nothing unnecessary or lengthy. Unlike some other writing books, this one fosters writing not procrastinating, which I appreciate. It was funny as well; this always helps.
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"Some academics are so enamored of goals, initiatives, and strategic plans that they become deans and provosts."
"Psychologists like writing about the existing literature. Is there a nonexistent literature that I should be reading and referencing?"
I like some humor in my academic reading (see Silvia's quotes above). Silvia does a good job of getting some basic points across: set a schedule for your writing and stick to it, outline as part of your writing process, and write better with fewer big words. This book is aimed toward psychology academics, so if you're in another field, certain sections may not apply to you. However, I thought it was helpful overall, and I agree that setting a writing schedule has been great for me as a tenure-track professor with publishing obligations. -
Good advice for anyone writing a book or a paper anything in general!
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This book has the kind of advice my PhD used to give me (that I wouldn’t appreciate until much later). For a short read, it’s full of good tips about being a productive academic.
