𝟯 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

All those that have achieved excellence in any field in the academic arena can attest to the fact that writing an academic research is the most stressful and tedious work they’ve ever done. Today we thought of sharing some tips that can help you to improve your academic writing skills.

𝟭.𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮. And make sure to read them all. Yes, it may sound like the best academic writers have a shortcut, but they don’t. They just read more than the average research writer.

𝟮.𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹. Understand your area of research better by writing about it in multiple ways. Find different ways of communicating the same concept. Have your written a 3 paragraph abstract? Can you write it in a single paragraph? Can you write it in two sentences and still be clear? Being concise and clear is a skill. And you acquire it by practice.

𝟯.𝗗𝗼 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻. Write a one page summary of the best papers in your domain. Can you understand their theme, main construct, the supporting argument and evidence? Can you present it all in one page? Better, post them in your blog. Get used to publishing what you write. You will have lesser resistance to writing and publishing this way.