To make the writing process more explicit for readers to understand, Roberts applies some of Mills' sociological imagination concepts into his argument. First, it reminds us of what Mills noted regarding a question of the social relationship between writer and audience in writing: “To overcome academic prose you must first overcome academic pose” (qtd. in Roberts's A Sociology of Writing). From Roberts's point of view, some students are more likely to use long-winded and complex syntax, which can be considered a fragment in their writing in order to establish an impression; it's definitely a problem in writing. Then, to emphasize his point about becoming a better writer, Roberts suggests that students should think sociologically about writing as it helps them gain insights and develop strategies. Secondly, because linguistic structure is essential and can be changed over time as people use it, some writers often break some conventions which also cause it to change. Therefore, Roberts records the fact from Mills' observation: "Not only are individual biographies shaped by history and social structure, but individuals can also shape history and reform social structure", to make his argument purposefully more convincing . Finally, for Roberts, writing is “an expression of the sociological imagination”, because the sociological imagination – again according to Mills' argument – ​​allows us to “grasp history, biography and the relationships between the two at inside society” (Mills 6); and that the interaction between private biography and public question is also mentioned as it "can be applied in writing". Overall, using what Mills observed about the act of writing, Roberts advises that writers should be flexible in going back