The Counterintuitive Writer: A Writing Guide for Students . and for Others

The Counterintuitive Writer takes a new perspective on academic writing, encouragingreaders 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.