Lingering Over Good Writing — Helen Sword
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Inspired by #AcWriMoments, international writing expert Helen Sword reflects on lingering over good writing. She highlights how to spot, savor, and emulate the elements of beautifully crafted prose with some stylistic features from Steven Pinker.
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Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write: Sword, Helen: 9780674737709: Books
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Lingering Over Good Writing — Helen Sword
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Stylish writing — Helen Sword's Blog — Helen Sword
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Stylish Writing Intensive — Helen Sword
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Stylish Academic Writing eBook : Sword, Helen: : Kindle Store
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Day 1: just write!
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Stylish Academic Writing: Sword, Helen: 9780674064485: Books
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Helen Sword: books, biography, latest update
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Stylish Academic Writing by Helen Sword
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