About this title: 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, light-hearted, and encouraging book, Paul Silvia explains that writing productively does ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn
Date Published: 2007-01-15
ISBN-13:9781591477433ISBN:1591477433
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"There's not a whole lot of information here. His advice is essentially "schedule writing time". The most useful aspect is probably his debunking of reasons for not writing by what he disparagingly calls "binge writers". The book is aimed towards psychologist and may be of somewhat lesser value for other academic writers, and probably not worth it for non-academic writers."
"Nice little book with simple tips to write a lot (and write well)! I've been procrastinating a bit lately and I need to start writing a lot again. My PhD dissertation is waiting for me! So, this reading was good to get me back on track. This book showed me what I've already knew (from psychology of writing) to new ways of tackling some issues: from elements of style (really useful for non-native English writers like me) to write with co-authors or publishing a book. It's a very practical (and funny) book that even describes, for instance, what should be in a cover letter for a journal: the author interviewed editors and publishers and asked them what should be there/which contents they valued the most. And guess what? The secret for writing a lot is to set a daily schedule and stick to it no matter what! I particularly loved the way he deconstructs writers blocks...yep, we all know it's bullsh"t, but we all suffer from it :-)"
"Little book full of sound advice, written in a humorous way. He takes a lot of (funny) examples out of his field of research: psychology, but the advice given can be used in other subjects. Although what he writes is obvious, it is a good read before starting to write long texts.
Paul Silvia keeps the tone pragmatic and casual, without condemning, especially in chapter 2, "Specious Barriers to Writing a Lot". He gives tips to avoid the typical specious barriers, such as "I can't find time to write", "More analysis is needed", "I need a new computer/chair/etc. to write", "I don't feel like writing / I don't have the inspiration to write". He also gives some Motivational Tools (chapter 3): setting goals, priorities, monitoring one's writing progress and destroys the myth of "writer's block".
I like the things Silvia pointed out - I really felt as if he was writing about me (most of the time...). I think this is a good read as a starter to write a lot!"
"Make a weekly writing schedule and write during that time whether or not you have an assignment! Don't make excuses because anyone can write with even the most limited technology and comfort!"
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