Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: The process of writing -- Writing groups -- Writing is a very messy process -- Reading critically -- Sources and notes -- Taking notes -- Writing with your unconscious -- II: Academic writing -- What is academic writing? -- Using objective and subjective language -- Writing and speech -- Writing as teaching -- Creating structure -- Less is more -- III: The particulars of academic writing -- The introductory paragraph -- Paragraphs -- Transition words and sentences -- Grammar and punctuation -- Sentences -- Citations -- Quotations -- Quantifying reality -- The literature review -- IV: Science and research -- Understanding science and research -- Describing empirical research -- Writing using 3-D -- V: Final products -- Theses and dissertations -- Journal articles.