How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing

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Paul J. Silvia, PhD

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In this second edition of his guidebook, Paul Silvia offers fresh advice to help you overcome barriers to writing and use your time more productively. After addressing some common excuses and bad habits, he provides practical strategies to motivate students, professors, researchers, and other academics to become better and more prolific writers.

Zusammenfassung
This second edition of Paul Silvia's popular guide offers practical, light-hearted advice to help academics become more productive writers.

Inhalt

Contents
Preface

1. Introduction
2. Specious Barriers to Writing a Lot
3. The Care and Feeding of Writing Schedules
4. Starting a Writing Group
5. A Brief Foray Into Style
6. Writing Journal Articles
7. Writing Books
8. Writing Proposals for Grants and Fellowships
9. “The Good Things Still to Be Written”
   References
   Index
   About the author