These are some of the works that could help you with philosophical reading and writing. However, do note the following. Although there is more than one wrong way of reading and writing, there may not be a uniquely correct way of reading and writing. [I hope the links will continue to work]. 

On writing 

● Pat Thomson, ​Patter​ ​(Blog) 

● Dr. Inger Mewburn ​The Thesis Whisperer (Blog) 

● Pritchard, Duncan. 2016, How to Write a Philosophical Essay? Duncan Prichard (Ed.) in ​What is this thing Called Philosophy. New York: Routledge, 350-363 

● Mehta, Neil. A writing guide for professional philosophers

You need not follow his advice on citation practice. His reasoning may or may not be acceptable. For instance, Steven Jay Gould, an evolutionary biologist, and prolific science writer, offers a different compelling suggestion on citation practice in the revised edition of his ​The Mismeasure of Man. ​See his Acknowledgements (Pp15-16) in ​The Mismeasure of Man​ 1981.​

● Bennett, ​Jonathan​ and Samuel Gorovitz, Improving Academic Writing, Teaching Philosophy​ 20 (2):105-120 (1997) 

● Mewburn, Inger. 2012. ​How to tame Your PhD, ​Australia: The Thesis Whisperer Books. [Under Creative Commons] 

● Thomson, Pat and Melanie Walker. 2020, It’s been said before and we’ll say it again – research is writing, in Pat Thomson and Melanie Walker (Eds.),​The Routledge Doctoral Student’s Companion: Getting to grips with research in Education and the Social Sciences​, New York: Routledge, 149-160 

● Seech, Zachary. 2009, ​Writing Philosophy Papers, ​USA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning 

Reading 

• David W. Concepción. 2004,  Reading Philosophy with Background readings and Metacognition, Teaching Philosophy, 27:4

• Norton, John D. ​The Point of Intractability​ [Web] 

● Norton, John D. ​How Not to Do Philosophy of Science: A Guide for Makers and Consumers [Web] 

● Press, Gerald A. 2010, How to Read a Platonic Dialogue in Gerald A. Press, Plato: A Guide for the Perplexed​, New York: Continuum International Publishing Group, Chapter 13&14 

● Jim Prior. Guidelines on Reading Philosophy. 

● David W. Concepción,​ ​Reading as a Philosopher. 

• Patrick Rael, Reading, Writing, and Researching for History: A Guide for College Students (Brunswick, ME: Bowdoin College, 2004)

  • https://courses.bowdoin.edu/writing-guides/predatory-reading/ 

  • https://courses.bowdoin.edu/writing-guides/ 

  • https://courses.bowdoin.edu/writing-guides/how-to-ask-good-questions/