{"id":1122,"date":"2015-05-12T14:20:49","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T22:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/iiqbal\/?page_id=1122"},"modified":"2016-07-07T15:29:45","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T23:29:45","slug":"academic-writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/iiqbal\/academic-writing\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometime during my PhD, I developed a strong interest in academic writing. What this means is that I have attended workshops on writing (e.g. by Helen Sword and Danelle Stevens), I read about writing (books, blogs, etc), and sometimes tweet about it (@isabeauiqbal).<\/p>\n<p>I have been a member of different writing groups, have participated in <a href=\"http:\/\/academicwritingclub.com\/\">Academic Ladder&#8217;s Writing Club<\/a>, and frequently join the chats in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phinished.org\/\">Phinished<\/a> where I write with others from across the world.<\/p>\n<p>I have a regular writing practice; my goal is 30 minutes per day\/5 days week.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>On May 14,\u00a0 2015, I offered a session for the Faculty of Education&#8217;s Year of Research.<br \/>\n<strong>Academic Writing: Barrier Busters<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/iiqbal\/files\/2015\/05\/2015-May-Barrier-Busters-POST.C.pdf\">click here for the PDF of that presentation)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Blogs on writing<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/getalifephd.blogspot.ca\/\">http:\/\/getalifephd.blogspot.ca\/<\/a> (scroll down and see section &#8220;recommended posts on Get a Life, PhD&#8221; for a number of excellent posts on writing)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.raulpacheco.org\/\">http:\/\/www.raulpacheco.org\/<\/a> (search &#8220;my #AcWri strategies&#8221; to read some great posts on writing)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thesiswhisperer.com\/\">http:\/\/thesiswhisperer.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/patthomson.net\/\">http:\/\/patthomson.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/explorationsofstyle.com\/\">http:\/\/explorationsofstyle.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Other great sites and resources<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.taaonline.net\/\">Text and Academic Authors Associatio<\/a>. Don&#8217;t be fooled by the formal name &#8212; this site if dynamic! Go straight to the Blog tab for excellent resources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/writersdiet.com\/\">Writer&#8217;s Diet<\/a> by Helen Sword.\u00a0 Is your writing &#8220;fit or flabby&#8221; &#8212; take the test! I really like Dr. Sword&#8217;s work and have had the pleasure of meeting her a few times. Her 2012 book, Stylish Academic Writing, is wonderful.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/section\/Home\/5\">The Chronicle of Higher Education<\/a> regularly has great posts on writing<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Some books on writing that I have especially enjoyed <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott<\/li>\n<li>How to Write a Lot (fast, fun read) by Paul Silvia<\/li>\n<li>Stylish Academic Writing by Helen Sword<\/li>\n<li>Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success by Wendy Belcher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Photo credit:\u00a0<span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Handwritten by A. Birkan \\u00c7AGHAN (CC BY)&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Handwritten by A. 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