Like a caring mentor, the book advises the readers on many important decisions with regards to producing a good proposal. It even recommends postgraduate students on the amount of time and the number of articles to be read in a day, things to do on days you do not feel like writing and ways to overcome challenges. For new postgraduate supervisors and other researchers, the book offers tips on what to look for in a good proposal, where to get open access references and what are the different kinds of variables in research. The book also provides guidance on how to write the statement of problem and literally leads the readers by the hand in bringing out their own voice in their writing, especially in reviewing the literature.