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Recommended Reading for Academic Writers

Academic Writing: Individual and Collaborative Strategies for Success (The New Forums Scholarly Writing Series) by Ed Neal

Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 3rd Edition: Essential Tasks and Skills (Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes) by John M. Swales and Christine Feak

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Eighth Edition: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Kate L. Turabian, Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb and Josephe M. Williams

Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing
 by Patricia Goodson

Challenges in Writing Your Dissertation: Coping With the Emotional, Interpersonal, and Spiritual Struggles by Noelle Sterne

Destination Dissertation: A Traveler’s Guide to a Done Dissertation
by Sonja Foss and William Waters

Handbook for Academic Authors by Beth Luey

How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing
by Paul J. Silvia

Journal Keeping: How to Use Reflective Writing for Learning, Teaching, Professional Insight and Positive Change
by Dannelle D. Stevens and Joanne E. Cooper

PhD: An uncommon guide to research, writing & PhD life by James Hayton, PhD

Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing by Robert Boice

Published: a guide to literature review, outlining, experimenting, visualization, writing, editing, and peer review for your first scientific journal article by Thomas Deetjen

Publish and Flourish: A Practical Guide for Effective Scientific Writing by Amar A. Scholapurkar, K Ramnarayan and Shobha Tandon

Publish & Flourish: Become a Prolific Scholar by Tara Gray

Publish and Prosper: A Strategy Guide for Students and Researchers
by Nathaniel M. Lambert

Stylish Academic Writing by Helen Sword

Telling a Research Story: Writing a Literature Review (Michigan Series in English for Academic & Professional Purposes) by Christine Feak and John M. Swales

“They Say / I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (Third Edition)
by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein

Working with Faculty Writers by Anne Ellen Geller and Michele Eodice

Write More, Publish More, Stress Less! Five Key Principles for a Creative and Sustainable Scholarly Practice by Dannelle D. Stevens

Writing for Publication: Road to Academic Advancement
by Kenneth Henson

Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article: Second Edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) by Howard S. Becker and Pamela Richards

Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day: A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis by Joan Bolker

Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success by Wendy Laura Belcher

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