Resources for Academic Writers

Academic writing is hard. But you don’t have to figure
everything out on your own.

Process

Resources on the writing process—on finding time to write, writing with pleasure, minimizing distractions.

Craft

Resources to help you hone your writing.

Genre

Resources specific to particular genres of academic writing.

Since my grad-school days, I’ve loved reading about the craft and process of writing. More recently, I’ve also been delving into books that help scholars navigate various genres of academic writing. I’ve created lists of the resources in each of these categories that I’ve found especially helpful.