Becker, Howard S., Writing for Social Scientists: How to Start and Finish Your Thesis, Book, or Article, 2nd ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007).
Rankin, Elizabeth, The Work of Writing: Insights and Strategies for Academics and Professionals (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001).
Silvia, Paul J., How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2007).
Williams, Joseph M., Style: The Basics of Clarity and Grace, 2nd ed. (New York: Pearson Longman, 2006) or Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace, 9th ed. (New York: Longman, 2006).
Also Recommended:
Belcher, Wendy Laura, Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2009).
Cook, Claire Kehrwald, Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985).
Csikszentmahalyi, Mihaly, Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention (New York: Harper Collins, 1996) or Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life (New York: Basic Books, 1997).
Germano, William, Getting It Published: A Guide for Scholars and Anyone Else Serious about Serious Books (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001) and From Dissertation to Book (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2005).
Goldsmith, John A., John Komlos, and Penny Schine Gold, The Chicago Guide to Your Academic Career: A Portable Mentor for Scholars from Graduate School through Tenure (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001).
Goodson, Patricia, Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing (Los Angeles: Sage, 2013).
Harmon, Eleanor, Ian Montagnes, Siobhan McMenemy, and Chris Bucci, eds., The Thesis and the Book: A Guide for First-Time Academic Authors, 2nd ed. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003).
Huff, Anne Siguismund, Writing for Scholarly Publication (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1998).
Horton, Susan R., Thinking Through Writing, rev. ed. (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 2004).
Johnson, W. Brad and Carol A. Mullen, Write to the Top! How to Become a Prolific Academic (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).
Lamott, Anne, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (New York: Doubleday, 1994).
Moxley, Joseph M. and Todd Taylor, eds., Writing and Publishing for Academic Authors, 2nd ed. (New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997).
O’Conner, Patricia T., Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English (New York: Penguin, 1996) and Words Fail Me: What Everyone Who Writes Should Know About Writing (New York: Harcourt, 1999).
Rabiner, Susan and Alfred Fortunato, Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction and Get It Published (New York: Norton, 2003).
Rocco, Tonette S. and Tim Hatcher, eds., The Handbook of Scholarly Writing and Publishing (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011).
Ross-Larson, Bruce, Edit Yourself: A Manual for Everyone Who Works with Words (New York: Norton, 1996).
Strunk, William, Jr. and E. B. White, The Elements of Style, 4th ed. (New York: Longman, 1999).
Tharp, Twyla, The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003).
Wilbers, Stephen, Keys to Great Writing (Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 2000).
Zerubavel, Evitar, The Clockwork Muse: A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1999).
Other Useful Books:
Becker, Howard S., Tricks of the Trade: How to Think about Your Research While You’re Doing It (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997).
Boice, Robert, Professors as Writers: A Self-Help Guide to Productive Writing (Stillwater, OK: New Forums Press, 1997).
Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of Research, 2nd ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003).
Brohaugh, William, Write Tight: How to Keep Your Prose Sharp, Focused, and Concise (Cincinnati: Writer’s Digest Books, 1993).
Cantor, Jeffrey A., A Guide to Academic Writing (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1993).
Clark, Irene L., Writing the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: Entering the Conversation (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007).
DeNeef, A. Leigh and Craufurd D. Goodwin, eds., The Academic’s Handbook, 2nd ed. (Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1995).
Derricourt, Robin, An Author’s Guide to Scholarly Publishing (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1996).
Drake, Susan M. and Glen A. Jones, Writing Your Way to Success: Finding Your Own Voice in Academic Publishing (Stillwater, OK: New Forums Faculty Development Series, 1997).
Elbow, Peter, Writing Without Teachers, 2nd ed., and Writing With Power, 2nd ed. (both New York: Oxford University Press., 1998).
Fox, Mary Frank, ed., Scholarly Writing and Publishing: Issues, Problems, and Solutions (Boulder, CO: Westview, 1985).
Frost, Peter J. and M. Susan Taylor, eds., Rhythms of Academic Life: Personal Accounts of Careers in Academia (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1996).
Gardner, Howard, Creating Minds: An Anatomy of Creativity Seen Through the Lives of Freud, Einstein, Picasso, Stravinsky, Eliot, Graham, and Ghandi (New York: Basic Books, 1993).
Graff, Gerald and Cathy Birkenstein, They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (New York: Norton, 2005).
Henson, Kenneth T., Writing for Professional Publication: Keys to Academic and Business Success (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999).
Huff, Anne Sigismund, Designing Research for Publication (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2009).
Johnson, W. Brad and Carol A. Mullen, Write to the Top! How to Become a Prolific Academic (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).
Kitchin, Rob and Duncan Fuller, The Academic’s Guide to Publishing, Sage Study Skills Series (London: Sage, 2005).
Luey, Beth, Handbook for Academic Authors, 3rd ed. (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995) and Revising Your Dissertation: Advice from Leading Editors (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004).
McCabe, Linda L. and Edward R. B. McCabe, How to Succeed in Academics: Successful Career Management (San Diego: Academic Press, 2000).
Moxley, Joseph M., Publish, Don’t Perish: The Scholar’s Guide to Academic Writing and Publishing (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1992).
Packer, Nancy Huddleston and John Timpane, Writing Worth Reading: The Critical Process, 3rd ed. (New York: Bedford/St. Martins, 1997).
Silverman, Franklin H., Publishing for Tenure and Beyond (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1999).
Thyer, Bruce A., Successful Publishing in Scholarly Journals. Survival Skills for Scholars, vol. 11 (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 1994).