The Counterintuitive Writer

The Counterintuitive Writer takes a new perspective on academic writing, encouraging readers to follow the road “less travelled” as they figure out what they want to write and how to write it.

Using easy-to-understand examples, practical exercises, and innovative approaches that apply to various types of writing, this text guides the reader on how to:

• Overcome writer’s block 

• Develop a focused topic 

• Organize essays, reports and research papers 

• Apply the principle of “predictable structure and unpredictable content” to capture – and hold – readers’ attention 

• Craft a compelling introduction and conclusion 

• Write concise, coherent paragraphs 

• Summarize key points; and 

• Avoid common writing pitfalls, including logical fallacies, unintentional plagiarism, and grammatical errors.