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If you're looking to improve your writing style or ways to approach writing, check out these two recent articles from Chronicle Vitae and Inside Higher Ed.
If you're looking for methods to improve your writing style or new ways to approach writing, check out these two recent articles from Chronicle Vitae and Inside Higher Ed.
In the Chronicle Vitae article "Become Your Own Writing Teacher," Amy Benson Brown suggests improving your writing by emulating writers you like, finding your own voice, and reading good books on writing, such as:
- "Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing" by Patricia Goodson, which offers many practical exercises.
- "Stylish Academic Writing" by Helen Sword, which combines sophisticated lessons on the craft of telling academic stories with nitty-gritty advice on the basics of sentence structure.
In the Inside Higher Ed column "Advice From an Outlaw Writer," Jane Ward suggests âthree ideas for grad students and academics who have trouble writing: try binge writing (instead of writing everyday), identify as a writer (own it), and ignore your colleagues' professional anxieties (because they are âjust crazy).