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

Autorentext

Paul J. Silvia, PhD, is the Lucy Spinks Keker Excellence Professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He received his doctorate in psychology from the University of Kansas in 2001. Among many other things, he studies the psychology of creativity and the arts, particularly how people come up with good ideas and why they find art interesting, appealing, and awe-inspiring. He received the Berlyne Award, an earlycareer award given by the Society for the Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, for his research on aesthetic emotions, and he later served as president of the Society. His other books include Exploring the Psychology of Interest (2006); Public Speaking for Psychologists: A Lighthearted Guide to Research Presentations, Job Talks, and Other Opportunities to Embarrass Yourself (2010, with David B. Feldman); and Write It Up: Practical Strategies for Writing and Publishing Journal Articles (2015).

Klappentext

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