How to Write a Lot_ A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing.pdf

El9=-.f If writin is your Achilles heel as a researcher or if you simply want to be mQr pro6c ti isJt-:;=11 the book or Ylu!A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing -JAMES c.KAUFI)-AN:fHD Director,Lerning RQiearolllt.l!ititut.e Paul J.Silvia,PhD/,h I I A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writinn Paul J.Silvia,PhD American Psychological Association Washington,DC I I A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writinn Paul J.Silvia,PhD American Psychological Association Washington,DC-Copyright 2007 by the American Psychological Association.All rights reserved.Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976,no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,including,but not limited to,the process of scanning and digitization,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without the prior written permission of the publisher.Published by APA Life Tools American Psychological Association 750 First Street,NE Washington,DC 20002 www.apa.org To order Tel:(BOO)374-2721;Direct(202)336-5510 APA Order Department Fax:(202)336-5502;TDDITIY:(202)336-6123 P.O.Box 92984 Online:ww.apa.orglbooksl Washington,DC 20090-2984 E-mail:orderapa.org In the U.K.,Europe,Africa,and the Middle East,copies may be ordered from American Psychological Association 3 Henrietta Street Covent Garden.London WC2E 8LU England Typeset in Minion and Goudy by WorJd Composition Services,Inc.,Sterling,VA Printer:Sheridan Books,Ann Arbor,MI Cover Designer:Naylor Design,Washington.DC Technical/Production Editor:Harriet Kaplan The opinions and statements published are the responsibility of the authors,and such opinions and statements do not necessarily represent the policies of the American Psychological Association.Library of Congress CataJoging-in-Publication Data Silvia,Paul J.,1976-How to write a lot:a practical guide to productive academic writing/by Paul J.Silvia.-1st ed.p.em.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN13:978-1-59147-743-3 rSBN-lO:1-59147-743-3 1.English language-Rhetoric.2.Academic writing.I.Title.PE1408.S48787 2007 808.042-1c22 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A CIP record is available from the British Library.Primed ill tire Ullited States of America First Edition 2006023493 1 I I I This book is dedicated to Beate;thanks for the many morning lattes and for everything else.-Copyright 2007 by the American Psychological Association.All rights reserved.Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976,no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means,including,but not limited to,the process of scanning and digitization,or stored in a database or retrieval system,without the prior written permission of the publisher.Published by APA Life Tools American Psychological Association 750 First Street,NE Washington,DC 20002 www.apa.org To order Tel:(BOO)374-2721;Direct(202)336-5510 APA Order Department Fax:(202)336-5502;TDDITIY:(202)336-6123 P.O.Box 92984 Online:ww.apa.orglbooksl Washington,DC 20090-2984 E-mail:orderapa.org In the U.K.,Europe,Africa,and the Middle East,copies may be ordered from American Psychological Association 3 Henrietta Street Covent Garden.London WC2E 8LU England Typeset in Minion and Goudy by WorJd Composition Services,Inc.,Sterling,VA Printer:Sheridan Books,Ann Arbor,MI Cover Designer:Naylor Design,Washington.DC Technical/Production Editor:Harriet Kaplan The opinions and statements published are the responsibility of the authors,and such opinions and statements do not necessarily represent the policies of the American Psychological Association.Library of Congress CataJoging-in-Publication Data Silvia,Paul J.,1976-How to write a lot:a practical guide to productive academic writing/by Paul J.Silvia.-1st ed.p.em.Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN13:978-1-59147-743-3 rSBN-lO:1-59147-743-3 1.English language-Rhetoric.2.Academic writing.I.Title.PE1408.S48787 2007 808.042-1c22 British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A CIP record is available from the British Library.Primed ill tire Ullited States of America First Edition 2006023493 1 I I I This book is dedicated to Beate;thanks for the many morning lattes and for everything else.Contents PREFACE xi l.Introduction 3 2.Specious Barriers to Writing a Lot 11 3.Motivational Tools 29 4.Starting Your Own Agraphia Group 49 5.A Brief Foray Into Style 59 6.Writing Journal Articles 77 7.Writing Books 109 8.The Good Things Still to.!le Written 127 GOOD BOOKS ABOUT WRITING 133 REFERENCES 137 INDEX 143 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 149.I t ix Contents PREFACE xi l.Introduction 3 2.Specious Barriers to Writing a Lot 11 3.Motivational Tools 29 4.Starting Your Own Agraphia Group 49 5.A Brief Foray Into Style 59 6.Writing Journal Articles 77 7.Writing Books 109 8.The Good Things Still to.!le Written 127 GOOD BOOKS ABOUT WRITING 133 REFERENCES 137 INDEX 143 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 149.I t ix I Preface How to Write a Lot isnt a scholarly book-its a light