Academic Quote by Daniel Drezner

Academic writing is such a different way of writing.

— Tara Westover

Writing is one of those jobs that everyone has an opinion on. I don't think this is a bad thing.

— Jack Thorne

Writing is very much perceived as something distinct from performance. I don't see it like that.

— Robert Lepage

“Of all the myths surrounding academic writing, the fallacy of effortless productivity is among the most persistent.”

— Helen Sword

Not-writing is a good deal worse than writing.

— Flannery O'Connor

It's a good thing that we're protected by tenure and academic freedom, but we should realize that it creates a risk of getting cut…

— Martha C. Nussbaum

coincident with the explosive growth of research, the art of writing science suffered a grave setback, and the stultifying convention descended that the best…

— David Mermin

I think at the beginning of one's writing life, negative reviews are what one does to get attention and stake out your territory. It's…

— Darryl Pinckney

I don't think academic writing ever was wonderful. However, science used to be much less specialized.

— Stephen Jay Gould

I usually dread writing non-fiction. I don't feel comfortable or confident writing essays and the like.

— Paul G. Tremblay

I was pretty dead set against ever writing an academic novel. It's always been my view that there are already more than enough academic…

— Richard Russo

I have to say that writing about my writing process is more daunting than writing non-fiction.

— Sefi Atta