ABSTRACT
Many study guides provide advice about the best way of writing. They usually include information on how to structure your writing, how to reference, how to lay out your written output and what stylistic features to incorporate (e.g. Becker, 1986; Sharples, 1998). In addition, many people will give you advice about writing and how to approach what is often a daunting task. All of this advice will be well meant and based on their own experience of trying to make the task easier and more enjoyable and the output generally better. In many respects, this chapter is similar to those guides and those people. It provides advice based on our experiences of writing, not least of which has been writing this book. However, without suggesting that you should close the book now, we feel that it is important to realise the limitations of the guidebooks and the advice.
