Academic Writing

It is much easier for a good student or scientist to become a good non-fiction writer than it is for someone who can ‘only’ write well to become a successful thinker, which is what you are really being trained to do during a degree.

The topic of your degree is less important than the fact that you have shown you are able to complete your course of study.


You Need to be Able to Write Academically

The most common forms of writing are essays, lab reports and dissertations or theses. While you might also have to prepare visual aids for a presentation (PowerPoint slides) or posters.

You'll need to learn skills for writing academically no matter what your purpose for writing academically is. You'll also need to understand what is a good thesis statement so that you'll be able to write them for your essays.


College or University Writing is Formal Writing

That means you need to use grammatically correct English and you will often be using the passive voice, especially in lab reports and experimental write-ups.

While, how you actually present your written work is important, the contents are even more important. As long as you have a good solid foundation for your work – good research and knowledge of the subject – we will be able to improve the quality of the language used to communicate it, here at Excellent Proofreading and Writing.


What We will Cover in This Section

To begin with, in this section of the website, I will explain the academic writing process which will include information about planning, research, drafting and writing your work. Then the specifics for each type of writing:

• Essays
• Lab reports
• Dissertations and theses
• Academic and professional writing
• Writing for graduate students
• Writing for academic journals
• Writing academic papers

In the proofreading section there are articles on the specific areas of:

• Academic proofreading
• Essay proofreading
• Thesis proofreading
• Dissertation editing services

So plan to start your writing in plenty of time to meet your deadline. The final revisions and proofreading stage where you will perfect the language and grammar in your college or university writing usually takes longer than most people expect, if it is done well!

If you don't have time or want someone to double check your writing you can go to the page about The Excellent Proofreading and Writing Service for Your Documents to see if my service could help you or contact me if you have any questions.

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