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| Author: Paul J. Silvia
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy New: $10.17
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 4234
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 149
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5 x 0.4
ISBN: 1591477433
Dewey Decimal Number: 808.042
EAN: 9781591477433
Publication Date: January 15, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great book April 21, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a great book, easy to read, and packed with excellent examples for the academic writer.
Insightful and Realistic June 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was great. It's full of useful and realistic information. Nothing touchy-feelie or New Age here. I wasn't asked to "get centered" or in touch with my chakras. Just practical information and guidance. This book is written for academics -- which I am not -- but I still find it helpful for my own creative writing needs.
 good advice September 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has good advice for those who want to be more productive writers. His basic point is that writing for many people is an unpleasant task, so the only way to do it is to treat it as work and schedule it as you would your other work. He contrasts this way of writing with what he calls binge writing. Binge writers put off writing as much as possible but when they come to a deadline they panic and do a great deal in a short time. He produces evidence to show that this is an unproductive way of writing. He also examines some of the excuses that people use to put off writing and shows them to be irrational. I found this section interesting and would have liked to have seen more here, especially regarding writer's block which afflicts almost all writers from time to time. All in all, though, it's a good book: short, simple and useful.
A good challenge for writers September 14, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book challenged me to change my behavior! It caused me to examine why I haven't been writing and to stop making excuses. I've made progress, but still trying to put it all into practice.
Great little book September 17, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I implemented some of the suggestions in this well-written guide as I was still reading it. And I will keep using them because they WORK. It's worthy of a place on my bookshelf, but I have to admit it's not up there -- because I continue to use it and to show it to everyone I know in the throes of scholarly writing.
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