Brilliant Essay

An accessible guide to the most important academic writing skills a student needs to write successful essays and assignments on any HE course. This book will give the reader a sound grounding on what the whole business of academic writing is about, and will provide instantaneous, easily accessible answers to specific questions on all of the most important areas of planning, researching, writing, revising and referencing a successful essay.

About the author

Author's acknowledgements

Publisher's acknowledgements

Introduction: Do as we say, not as we do

Part 1: Establishing the basics

Chapter 1: Developing good writing skills

Chapter 2: Giving markers what they want

Chapter 3: Getting started with academic writing

Part 2: The research phase

Chapter 4: Learning how to read

Chapter 5: Libraries are more than just books

Chapter 6: Turning reading into notes

Chapter 7: The importance of critical thinking

Part 3: Getting ready to write

Chapter 8: The bare bones of academic writing structures

Chapter 9: How to create a plan

Part 4: The writing phase

Chapter 10: The conventions of academic writing

Chapter 11: The basics of sentences and paragraphs

Chapter 12: Good grammar

Chapter 13: Punctuation matters

Chapter 14: Spelling it right

Chapter 15: Expanding your vocabulary

Part 5: Editing and other essentials

Chapter 16: The importance of the post-writing phases

Chapter 17: Never ever plagiarise

Chapter 18: Quotations, citations and references

Part 6: Maximising your potential

Chapter19: The elements and advantages of good presentation

Chapter 20: Making the most of feedback

Chapter 21: Essays in exams

Conclusion: Take the advice but be yourself

· Uses the tried & tested Brilliant style to deliver the most important & essential academic writing guidance to the new student.

· Delivers practical, directive guidance on the key areas that student lack confidence and skills in for immediate results.

· Instantaneous, easily accessible answers to specific questions on all of the most important areas of academic writing skills.

· Gives the reader a sound grounding on the whole business ofsuccessful academic writing.

Bill Kirton is an experienced lecturer and writer who most recently held the post of Royal Literary Fund Writing fellow at the Universities of Aberdeen, Dundee and St Andrews, where he specialised in helping students across all subjects in developing their literary and academic writing and research skills. Bill is also a published author and respected ghostwriter who specialises in making information accessible to specific audiences.

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