Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing

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Book arrived smelling of perfume/room fresher.Since I have scent allergies this caused a lot of problems.Please be careful in the future.Thank you

This book changed my life. I write every day. I incorporated the book's suggestions into my writing process. As a result, my productivity has grown substantially. The book's approach made me think completely different about the writing process. Weekly exercises create sustainable writing habits. After using the book for six months almost daily and two papers ready to be submitted, I strongly recommend for every faculty and/or graduate student.

I liked some of the exercises but most of them were so disciplinary specific that for me (in the social sciences/humanities) they just didn't work because articles aren't written that way. But, it did give me good things to play with for a bit when I'm stuck.I also need to write! Like a lot! I wish this book had something for when you need to spend more than 30 min or so writing. How do I write all day?!!

If a doctoral student doesn't already have good writing skills, these exercises aren't going to make you a good writer -- need more than 50 exercises. May be a good start, but I had to get this book because it was assigned for a class -- waste of money for me.