How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
American Psychological Association (APA) - American Psychological Association (APA)
Release date: 2007-01-15
Paperback
Author: Paul J. Silvia
Medicine: general issues, Writing & editing guides, Writing Skills, Medical, Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy, Composition & Creative Writing - Academic, General, Academic writing, English language, Rhetoric, Writing, Language Learning (other than ELT)
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How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
Date undefinedI confess I have not been as productive a researcher as I should have been since getting tenure. This little gem of a book is changing both my attitude and behavior toward academic writing. There are numerous articles hidden in the dozen or so new data sets I have collected over the past few years. This book has already helped me establish my writing goals and now is the time to produce. Thanks, Dr. Silvia for help and advice. By the way, as of Nov. 2008, he is at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro which is an excellent university.
Wllliam Bailey, Ph.D., University of Arkansas
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
Date undefinedThis book is very easy and pleasant to read. In my opinion, the first 4 chapters are the most original and interesting, giving motivational 'tools' to schedule writing time and stick to it. Regularity in writing is the secret to productive writing, according to Paul Silvia.
This book helped me to change my behavior with writing.
However, I found the 3 chapters about style and about writing articles in journals/books less original; I had already read such information in other books on scientific writing. The conclusion chapter was funny and inspiring, especially the last paragraph entitled "Enjoy Life" that ended with: "it doesn't matter what you do as long as you don't spend your free time writing - there's time during the work week for that".
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
Date undefinedThis product has a handful of useful tips but its basic premise can be summed up in a few words: Make a writing schedule, stick to it, and don't make emotional or psychological excuses. That's about all the book has to say, and while the author doesn't claim to do much more, nonetheless it is not worth the money and is not the kind of book you'd want to return to again and again. In addition, its sole target audience seems to be the field of psychology, so its usefulness is even less for people in other fields.
