Abstract
Writing spans the sublime to the ridiculous. All researchers must write. It is, therefore, important to develop approaches and styles that ease the task. Success in graduate school and advancement in a professional career depend on one’s writing abilities.
“You should say what you mean,” the March Hare went on.
“I do,” Alice hastily replied; “at least—at least I mean what I say—that’s the same thing, you know.”
“Not the same thing a bit!” said the Hatter. “Why you might just as well say that ‘I see what I eat’ is the same thing as ‘I eat what I see’!”
—Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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Smith, R.V. (1990). Writing Skills. In: Graduate Research. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7410-5_8
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