ABSTRACT
For many academics, writing is central, a core part of the profession. We write varied forms: letters, brief and not so brief; responses to the daily queries through e-mail and messaging; letters of recommendation; lectures and all the materials that support our teaching; committee reports and white papers; blogs, editorials, and newsletter entries; grant proposals; journal articles; book reviews; invited chapters in edited books and, more recently, handbook chapters and encyclopedia entries; and the occasional monograph and book. We write for a variety of routine professional needs, not the least of which is publishing. We are as academics professional writers but oddly enough rarely describe ourselves this way (Goodson, 2013). Our success in the academe depends on an ability to write well and efficiently, perhaps like no other occupation.
