“Of all the myths surrounding academic writing, the fallacy of effortless productivity is among the most persistent.” — Helen Sword Copy Share Image
Academic writing you have to get right. Fiction you have to get plausible. And there's a world of difference. — Elliott Colla Copy Share Image
“the best of luck in improving their English writing skills. However, in saying that, it's not up to luck so much as… — Stephen E. Dew Copy Share Image
I've often heard academics disparage non-academic writing in terms that suggest it could be a negative in the tenure process, irrespective of… — Daniel Drezner Copy Share Image
“My writing, on the other hand, is always done with my readers in mind. I never write for my own amusement. I… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Academic writing you have to get right. Fiction you have to get plausible. And there's a world of difference. In a way,… — Elliott Colla Copy Share Image
“I have an uncompromising principle against the use of AI in literature.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I don't think academic writing ever was wonderful. However, science used to be much less specialized. — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
The more passive one's life in the field, the greater the need to reverse the situation when one returns home, which is… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
I had to do the academic writing. At a top research university, publishing of a certain kind is very important. So your… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
“academic writing is a process of making intelligent choices, not of following rigid rules.” — Helen Sword Copy Share Image
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Because lots of LGBTQ people are really smart, and there's so much really interesting reading that can be done, and so much… — Joe Lycett Copy Share Image
Designs that have a whiff of complex impenetrability tends to suggest big, complicated ideas. Academic writing tends to work the same way,… — Michael Bierut Copy Share Image
“Nobody cares about feminist academic writing. That's careerism. These poor women in academia have to talk this silly language that nobody can… — Gloria Steinem Copy Share Image
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