Two-Minute Tips

6 Tips to Shape Up Your Writing

Two-Minute Tips: Short videos to help you excel in the academic workplace

By Michael C. Munger and Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez October 1, 2018

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Fern Writing Advice

Got writing troubles? You are not alone. In this week’s Two-Minute Tips, Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz offers six helpful hints to make your prose sing. From setting goals to embracing editing, this advice will get you motivated to pick up the pen and get writing.

For more advice on improving your writing, check out Michael C. Munger’s article “10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly.”

Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz is breaking-news editor. Follow her on Twitter @FernandaZamudio, or email her at fzamudiosuarez@chronicle.com.

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About the Author

Michael C. Munger

Michael C. Munger is a professor of political science at Duke University, and former chair of the department.

About the Author

Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez

Fernanda is the engagement editor at The Chronicle. She is the voice behind Chronicle newsletters like the Weekly Briefing, Five Weeks to a Better Semester, and more. She also writes about what Chronicle readers are thinking. Send her an email at fernanda@chronicle.com.