Creswell_Research_Design_ Qualitative Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches 2018 5th Ed

Writing Ideas
Over the years, John has collected books on how to write, and he typically is reading a new one during
production of his research projects. In more recent years, he has bought fewer and fewer books about writing
per se and instead has purchased good novels and nonfiction works from which to draw thoughts about
writing tips. He routinely reads books on the New York Times top 10 list and popular books of fiction and
nonfiction (for fiction, see Harding, 2009). He brings into his research methods classes segments from books
to share to illustrate writing points. This is not to impress others with his literary acumen, but to encourage
researchers, as writers, to reach out to their audience; to not wax eloquently in words, but to be concise, and
to-the-point; and to practice writing rather than simply talk about it. This chapter, then, represents a collage
of John’s favorite books on writing and the tips both of us have found useful for our scholarship writing.
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