How to be an academic Writer provides tips for effective academic writing. It recommends adopting formal academic English, explaining ideas concretely and abstractly as needed, learning new vocabulary, organizing thoughts before writing, and varying levels of abstraction. Writers should provide details and an effective thesis, start essays in different places, take organized notes on computers, write what they think, paraphrase with references, avoid copying conclusions, analyze what they write, be clear, use language sensitively, introduce topics and main ideas, and avoid informal language. It also suggests proofreading, getting feedback, not rushing, researching topics, examining other essays, avoiding mistakes, using connecting words appropriately, summarizing concisely, outlining evidence, and explaining topics