I'm Not a Writer...I'm Just in Graduate School: A Guide to Writing Critically, Clearly and Coherently

Too many graduate students struggle unnecessarily with their writing. Yes, writing expectations, demands and requirements of master’s and doctoral programs are daunting. At the doctoral level especially, the statistics are alarming yet real: approximately 50% of people who start a Ph.D. program leave without their degree. However, writing is a skill that can and must be mastered. I’m Not a Writer provides practical information, skills and techniques for graduate students to experience anxiety-free writing and develop as scholarly writers. Topics Include • Strategies to organize ideas and research • Writing expectations of faculty • Elements of a well-developed and supported body paragraph • Coherence devices to unify writing • The steps of the writing process • The difference between revising and editing • Ways to develop an authoritative research voice • Techniques to critically read, critically think and critically write • Advice from actual graduate students on research, writing and coursework