Quick academic writing tips
Posted under: A lot of times when I want to start an academic writing I feel lost and not sure how to start. In this post I want to share some tips I learned from others and give my opinion or result of my experiment.
Reaching and Repeating
This tip is from Professor Tanya Golash-Boza from her post on how to become a faster writer
Writing is the process of conveying ideas through words. One way to “reach,” then, would be to use a new word every day. Just before you begin to write, pick up a journal article in your field and find a word you do not use very often. Not a jargonistic word, but one that is useful, like “complement” or “corroborate.” Try and use the word at least twice in your writing for the day.
My experiment
I am yet to try this out but when I try I will let you know.
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About Avijit Paul
I am a PhD student at Queensland University of Technology, Australia. My primary field of work is in analyzing and making sense of ‘big data’ generated from Social Networks during crisis events. As my work involves design and programming, I constantly switch between these two areas. On top of that I am also interested in business and founded couple of startups. Please visit about me page from the top menu to learn more about me.
