How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (2018 New Edition)

Lots of practical advice. Funny

How to Write a Lot is great for how to write a lot, but also helps wade folks, who have been away from writing properly, back into a more formal writing style. It covers academic writing, but not in a way that overwhelms. It’s a good read with great advice.

The book is a hook! It's storytelling style makes it compelling, and the practical experiences compel one to start their writing instantly. It is the best tool for graduate students, though too, helpful to practitioners. It can make the best teaching aid for professors on writing.

It's a decent book, but I was looking more for encouragement for my students. This seems more geared towards profs who need to write.

This book is an excellent selection for anyone searching for those practical strategies to increase the amount of writing he or she produces. Whether for homework, dissertations, grant proposals or novel writing, there is a chapter in this book sure to provide exactly what you need. Another plus is the author's use of humor throughout... Was such a great read that I completed it in one sitting!

You might not need this book, but I did. I am a second year Ph.D. student. I have watched other students conduct many studies that they never write up. I made a commitment to myself to get the most out of my time in the program, and this book gave me a concrete plan to ensure my productivity as a writer and scientist. I am so glad I read this book at the beginning of graduate school and not toward the end! The main point of the book is simple, but powerful. Do yourself a favor and spend an afternoon reading this gem.

I only wish I had found this book earlier. I like it better than his other book "Write it up" which is also good, but takes more time to get to the impediments to getting papers written. This book, along with others in the genre, have the potential of clarifying the mysterious organization of academic papers that is so clear when one is reading a well-constructed paper, but elusive when one is trying to produce one. The book offers tactics that may enable aspiring authors to finish stalled papers.

It's not just another writing book. My university's faculty center highly recommended this book and it exceeded my expectations. Witty, practical, and original, Silvia champions small but steady progress toward any writing project. ("You don't need a sabbatical to write a book.") In my first year as an assistant professor I have published over 20 journal articles thanks to this advice. I now share the book with colleagues and students. A quick read.