| Description |
viii, 186 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Sect. A. The nature of writing problems: Ch. 1. Why professors don't write -- Ch. 2. The phenomenology of writing problems -- Ch. 3.Assessment of writing problems. Sect. B. Strategies for the short run: Ch. 4. Spontaneous writing -- Ch. 5. Generative writing. Sect. C. A regimen for productive and painless writing: strategies for the long run: Ch. 6. Ensuring regular productivity -- Ch. 7. The four-step plan. Sect. D. Beyond solutions, to growth: Ch. 8. Dealing with relapses. Sect E. Appendices: Pt. 1. The blocking questionnaire: an instrument for assessing writing problems -- Pt. 2. An annotated bibliography on blocking and other hindrances to writing |
| Summary |
"Professors as Writers is a self-help maual for professors who want to write more productively, painlessly, and successfully. It reflects the author's two decades of experiences and research with professors as writers - by compressing a lot of experience in a brief, programmatic framework." -- blurb |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Authorship.
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College teachers as authors.
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Academic writing.
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Writing -- Technique.
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| LC no. |
89063465 |
| ISBN |
978091350713x |
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091350713X (paperback) |
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