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From Aspiring Author to Published Scholar

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This chapter orients readers to the rewards of writing and publishing, both extrinsic and intrinsic. The metaphors that prolific authors use to capture the essence of the writing task, as well as novice authors’ personal metaphors for writing are examined. Readers will progress through a number of different exercises designed to address obstacles to effective writing, such as lack of confidence, concerns about writing skills, procrastination/avoidance of writing, time constraints, counterproductive habits, and challenges faced by academic authors writing in English as a second language.

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Renck Jalongo, M., Saracho, O.N. (2016). From Aspiring Author to Published Scholar. In: Writing for Publication. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31650-5_1

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