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Title: How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
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| How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by American Psychological Association (APA) Great book |
| This is a great book, easy to read, and packed with excellent examples for the academic writer. |
| How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by American Psychological Association (APA) Excellent! |
| I finished reading the book in a day. In addition to the excellent writing style, the honesty and suggestions of the author will move you to start writing. I've already started to implement some of his suggestions. It works. |
| How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by American Psychological Association (APA) most important book on writing in my career |
The fluid writing and simple, invaluable ideas in this book will transform you into a more productive writer. Before reading his book, I would write when I felt like it and it would often be huge writing binges (8-10 hours straight for 3 consecutive days) and then days of nothingness. Also, I would never start writing unless I knew I had a few hours to get into a rhythm.
As soon as I followed Silvia's guidelines, I began averaging over 500 words per day and it has led to an enormous output in my career. I refer this book to all of my undergraduate and graduate students and they are seeing similar gains in output.
You cannot criticize the ideas in this book without implementing them. It works and that's all that matters. Since I won't do the ideas justice with a brief summary, I encourage anyone who is serious about writing to buy this ridiculously cheap book, create the spreadsheet and time blocks that Silvia talks about, and start cranking. You only need to go to Silvia's website to realize that he lives what he preaches and is one of the most productive young scientists in psychology.
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| How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by American Psychological Association (APA) A great motivator! |
| This book offers a great kick in the pants for any writer who feels he or she is just not producing enough. The author's tips will improve your efficiency and relieve that creeping guilt you feel whenever you aren't writing. The psychological insights gleaned from his own professional reading about high-producing authors and procrastination give a solid theoretical foundation to his practical advice. Which you know already, really -- schedule a time for your writing, guard it fiercely, and just do it. But buy the book anyway and dip into it when you need a push! |
| How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by American Psychological Association (APA) Graduate student, faculty member, or writer? Read this book! |
| Better yet, implement the behavioral plan. The book will not do you much good if you do not implement a plan. Silvia writes a clear and concise book. His advice cuts the heart of every writer's problem. In fact, the more a person gets further into a profession, the more that person relies on writing. Writing, therefore, becomes the curve ball of professional development and advancement. Baseball players who cannot hit the curve ball never make it into the major league. Academics who do not write, do not get tenure. Scientists who do not write do not contribute to science. Silvia offers us a simple plan that will get you moving toward hitting the professional's curve ball; read it and write. |
| How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing by American Psychological Association (APA) Product Description |
| All students and professors need to write, and many struggle to finish their stalled dissertations, journal articles, book chapters, or grant proposals. Writing is hard work and can be difficult to wedge into a frenetic academic schedule. In this practical, lighthearted and encouraging book, Paul J Silvia explains that writing productively doesnot require innate skills or special traits but specific tactics and actions. Drawing examples from his own field: psychology, he shows readers how to overcome motivational roadblocks and become prolific without sacrificing evenings, weekends and vactions. After describing strategies for writing productively, the author gives advise from the trenches on how to write, submit, revise, and resubmit articles: how to improve writing quality; and how to write and publish academic work. |
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