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Academic writing – it’s not for everyone

Academic writing – it’s not for everyone

by Carmen Botman | 18 March 2025 | Academic editing, Editing and proofreading, PEGblog

A controversial concept I recently came across a social media post that unsettled me. The person who posted claimed that academic writers would benefit from training by popular fiction writers. The poster found the dense academic prose difficult to understand. This...

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