There are many available suggestions and tips for academic writing. If needed, you may use some of the following links!

http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/studyadvice/studyresources/sta-academic.aspx

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/11/28/lupton-30-tips-writing/

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2010/04/02/bonk

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/general/general-advice

Mohammed, see the attached for tips and tricks I have learned over the years. Happy to respond to questions that may arise from this powerpoint.

My own trick is very, very simple. When I am working, say on a paper or a book, a set to myself the task to write n number of pages a day. The least is one page a day, and so I can safely figure out the number of days that the paper or book will take to be accomplished. At least in the first or zero version. Because, of course once the first version is finished, comes the work with polishing, re-writing, improving, and the like. In this other case, I also set to my self a given number of days to finish and send the paper or book to publication.

Besides the organization of your writing (time and effort spent) your question seems to aim at style and vocabulary. Academic writing is a very special kind of writing, and for busy ESL peers the Academic Phrasebank might be of some help, see link below.

http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/

Select a topic that you like and that has scientific potential (it makes no sense to repeat what others have done without adding anything new), target the right journal, learn the literature, get great data, show in detail how you contribute and what could be done in the future, co-operate with others if you need it or if it increases the contibution of the paper, and learn to write in good academic English.

Dear Mohamed, 

As qualitative researcher my first personal advice is to have constant control over own text and over huge data. The second would be to use internal monologue or dialogue, depending on type of writing (essay, report). But I'm here to learn as well. 

@ Dear John,

I looked at the powerpoint you have attached. It is really interesting.

In the section of Journals and book chapters, it points out to two main points:

• Don’t get hung up on ERA rankings (but bear them in mind too)

• What’s good for your Uni is good for you

Thank you for that powerpoint. 

David Madsen et all (1986) Academic writing: advice on how to do it, Volume 15, Issue 3-4, pp 373-378.

Advise to Students and norms for faculty is a good source for academic writing facilitation.

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF00129224#page-1

As @Kamal have said well, when topic was chosen, reading and research is the next phase of academic writing. These are not the tips, it is normal procedure. Writing should be continuous as suggested by @Carlos, when finished, the editing phase takes place! Regarding the language, if not native but English or some other, I do ask for some help from my friends and daughter who is English teacher!

There are many available suggestions and tips for academic writing. If needed, you may use some of the following links!

http://www.reading.ac.uk/internal/studyadvice/studyresources/sta-academic.aspx

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/11/28/lupton-30-tips-writing/

https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2010/04/02/bonk

http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/general/general-advice

We keep the reader in mind first. Then we discuss at length. After that, one of us write a paragraph or two on the board and analyse it from all angles. Every article completed is also discussed again. It is  time consuming but rewarding.

@Micheal Bruckner,

Thanks for the reference. I am currently using it and find it very useful. I also like the structure of this academic phrasebook. It does remind you of the implicit sections you must include. For example, establishing the relevance of the topic, scope of work...etc

A very good reference on Modern Academic Writing in English. A few quotes:

• The KISS Rule is “Keep it Short and Simple,”
• At a conference of the Association of European Science Editors (EASE), the editor of the British Medical Journal demanded: clarity, readability, non-ambiguity
• He also wanted articles to be as short as possible. Rather than “Count every word,” we should “make every word count.” Remove every useless or extra word

http://www.helsinki.fi/kksc/language.services/AcadWrit.pdf

Dear Mohamed,

Dear All,

I have no tricks but some rules or customs. Many of them seem to be a commonplace:

Working on subjects which are really interesting for me. To live in union or in love with the job I am working on. To believe one is able to do anything s/he wants to do.

Dear Behrouz,

Long time ago when learned French stylistics I remember a rule of a literary gentleman: “I am sorry that my letter is so long because I had no time to write a briefer one.” (:-)

Have a look at:

There are not that many tricks. It is mainly effort, passion, and dedication that counts. It is important though to keep in mind the power of language and how it can make or break an argument. Getting your facts right from credible sources forms the bedrock of your claims. Also keeping it clear and succinct helps. Brevity is the soul of wit. 

Academic writing requires the use of more formal language than is used

in everyday speech and text, which means no slang, no contractions

(for example shouldn’t; won’t), no text message shorthand (txt spk) and

no emotive language. It also involves demonstrating that you have used

scholarly sources of information to support your narrative. Your spelling,

grammar and punctuation should be accurate, your work logically

structured, and your sentences and paragraphs well-formed.

Academic writing requires complete sentences and precise language.

Sentences are the basic building blocks of your writing; each needs to

have a subject and a verb. You need to make sure that each sentence

can stand alone and makes sense on its own.

https://my.cqu.edu.au/documents/10165/2178077/Great+Guide+to+University+Study+Topic+5+-+Developing+academic+writing+skills/ad106a89-377b-4395-a076-869eb6f6e9ec

Academic writing is difficult but enchanting!

Some of my ruminations are listed here- 

1) Begin  the topic with a quote that summarizes the content

2) Accuracy is the character of academic writing

3) Brevity is the soul of wit

4) Cogency is the gravity

5) Message is the fruit

6) Triggering the reader's mind is the ultimate goal

7) Appreciation is the reward!

Another good idea is to read your text out loud. If you find yourself stuck, the sentence is quite likely not well formulated. This method has been used by even the greatest masters of writing when they read their texts for peers to listen and give feedback. Nowadays, we would use Google Hangouts to video chat on texts, of course.

Great sharing.. thank you

Have a look at REF-N-WRITE scientific paper writing tool. This tool allows you to import text from previous papers relevant to the subject area in MS word. While you are writing your paper, you can just search for similar statements from other authors and inherit their vocabulary and language to improve your paper. It also comes with a library of academic phrases that you can readily use to polish your paper. Here is the link for the site.

http://www.ref-n-write.com

They have some nice tutorials here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf7qyyKtbyQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6hlXzqO3r4