Dear fellow writer,
Welcome back to Swordcraft, my new series of short, sharp weekly videos for writers who want to hone their wordcraft, one snippet at a time.
Today’s swordsnip is the second in a 6-part sequence for paid subscribers called Research Bites, which offers bite-sized summaries of research articles on academic and professional writing.
Today we’re turning our gaze to an oft-quoted piece of writing advice — “Write every day!” — which was promulgated by behavioral psychologist Robert Boice back in the 1990s and has been enthusiastically echoed in countless productivity guides since then.
I’ll walk you through my International Journal for Academic Development article on the topic, which was the runner-up for the 2016 IJAD “Article of the Year” award. I’ll also sum up my key research findings and offer 5 practical takeaways that you can use to consider whether, when, and how to follow Boice’s “write every day” principles.
Paid subscribers can find a downloadable pdf of the article at the bottom of this post.
Kia pai tō koutou rā (have a great day) – and keep on writing!
Helen
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