This is more of a long term strategy, but I have found it effective. 1. Make a habit of reading books, often. Fiction or non-fiction, it's all fine. The more y

This is more of a long term strategy, but I have found it effective. 1. Make a habit of reading books, often. Fiction or non-fiction, it's all fine. The more you read, the better your "baseline" writing skills will tend to become. 2. Now read papers in your academic field. Look closely at the way each author uses language. Try to emulate your favorites.