Becoming an Academic Writer

50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing

Patricia Goodson

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN: 9781544356150
• eBook ISBN: 9781544356174
• Edition: 3
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Professional Development
• Index: Social Sciences

With its friendly, step-by-step format, the Third Edition of Becoming an Academic Writer helps readers improve their writing by engaging in deep, deliberate, and daily practice. Author Patricia Goodson designed this book for anyone in an academic setting who must write to survive, from new graduate students to senior faculty. Featuring 50 exercises, this practical and flexible self-paced guide is organized so readers can either work through the exercises in order, or focus on the specific areas where they need additional practice. The Third Edition features an expanded unit on how to manage the reading required for any writing project – a strategy to help writers avoid getting bogged down in this crucial step. Updated material, alongside testimonials from students and readers, new appendices on topics such as processing reviewer feedback, and new "Research Shows" boxes help readers address important hurdles to developing a lower-stress, sustainable writing habit.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Publisher Note
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Brief Contents
• Detailed Contents
• Illustration List
• Contributors to “POWER in Practice…”
• Preface to Third Edition
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• 1 Get Ready to Practice
• Part I Practice Becoming a Productive Academic Writer
• 2 Establish and Maintain the “Write” Habit
• 3 Practice Building Academic Vocabulary
• 4 Polish the Grammar
• 5 Get Feedback
• 6 Edit and Proofread
• Part II Practice Writing Introductions, Methods, Results/Findings, and Discussions
• 7 Exercises for Writing Introductions and Purpose Statements
• 8 Exercises for Writing the Methods Section
• 9 Exercises for Writing the Results/Findings Section
• 10 Exercises for Writing the Discussion or Conclusion Section
• 11 Exercise for Writing Abstracts
• 12 Reading-and-Writing: How to Stop Making the Literature Review an Excuse for Not Writing
• Afterword
• Appendix A—Additional Resources
• Appendix B—How to Respond to Reviewers’ Feedback
• Appendix C—How to Structure a Writing Group/Circle
• References
• Index