Inspirational writing for academic publication
By: Bolton, Gillie
Title By: Rowland, Stephen
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BookPublisher: Los Angeles : SAGE, c2014Description: v, 178 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781446282373Subject(s): Academic writing -- Handbooks -- Manuals | Research -- Handbooks -- Manuals| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 808.1 BO IN (Browse shelf) | Available | T0013482 | ||
| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 808.1 BO IN (Browse shelf) | Available | T0016427 |
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| 808.0669 GO WR Writing for university / | 808.068543 KA TE TEDtalks storytelling : 23 storytelling techniques from the best TED talks / | 808.1 BO IN Inspirational writing for academic publication | 808.1 BO IN Inspirational writing for academic publication | 808.1 FR ME Metre, rhyme and free verse / | 808.23 DA AL Alternative scriptwriting : beyond the Hollywood formula / | 808.23 FI SC Screenplay : the foundations of screenwriting |
Develop your own writing voice and successfully engage readers in your research, with this creative and inspirational academic writing guide.
STARTING OUT Chapter 1 - How to Read this Book Chapter 2 - Towards a Theory of Writing Chapter 3 - Beginnings PHASE 1: DRAFT FOR MYSELF Chapter 4 - Explore, Experiment, Find Out Chapter 5 - Writer's Block PHASE 2: FOCUSED REDRAFTING Chapter 6 - Redraft for my Reader Chapter 7 - Engage Critically Chapter 8 - Write with Authority Chapter 9 - Where to Publish? Chapter 10 - Coherence and Unity Chapter 11 - Structure PHASE 3: EDIT TO MAKE PERFECT Chapter 12 - Edit for Posterity Chapter 13 - Ready To Go.
Do you feel under increasing pressure to produce high quality publications, or struggle to translate your great ideas into inspirational – and engaging – writing? Gillie Bolton introduces her three ‘key phases’ method (Write for Myself, Redraft for my Reader, Edit for Posterity) to make the writing process less daunting, and offers support and advice on how to develop your own writing voice to use this to engage readers in your research. ‘Characters’ at different career stages help you to identify your own writing level, and before and after examples of work from a range of disciplines clearly illustrate the key writing techniques.