Category Archives: writing tools
Making Writing Manageable, If Not Enjoyable
The good folks at the Pedant, Claremont’s student newsletter, recently interviewed me about how make writing more pleasurable and routine (yes, both). The issue is out, and I see that they’ve quoted me using un accent circonflexe—I feel so fancy! … Continue reading
Lost in Spaces (between Sentences)
If you’re submitting articles to journals or shopping around your scholarly book proposal, content is key. But when you also adhere closely to a publisher’s or journal’s style guidelines, you demonstrate professionalism and your ability to honor parameters. It shows … Continue reading
Paul Krugman’s Four Rules of Research
A couple weeks ago, I drove to the Oregon coast with my sweetie, who is a Paul Krugman devotee. (Krugman is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton and writes an op-ed column and a blog for the … Continue reading
How to Unfile Research Paperwork
My filing cabinets had been bursting with grad-school materials for years. This weekend, I finally got around to addressing the problem. I’m calling the solution my unfiling system. Recognize That Past Research Projects Take Up Precious Space Something I’ve realized: … Continue reading
How I Self-Revised My Dissertation, a Video Presentation
Today, I’m proud to share with you a project that’s been on my mind for a long time now: a video presentation detailing the steps I took to revise my own dissertation. Sometimes it’s difficult to dive right into revisioning … Continue reading
Concentration Tips from Your Media-Saturated Academic Editor: Part Two
Last time, I shared with you a couple of hard-earned, concrete tactics that I deploy in my quest to remain productive, focused, and fulfilled. As a result of those and other habits, I’m mostly successful in reaching my work objectives. … Continue reading
Concentration Tips from Your Media-Saturated Academic Editor: Part One
I edit for psychologists, but I’m not one of them. I’m also not a productivity guru. But lately I’ve realized that I do have my own tricks for staying on task and getting things done. Let me address the big … Continue reading
Style Sheets for Academic Writers
Tweed provides a style sheet with every completed editing job. The writer can use the style sheet as a guide to the edits I’ve made and as a crib sheet for cleaning up future documents even before they’re edited. But … Continue reading
Trade Tool: Hyphenation Tables
Many of the tools I use as a professional academic editor could be used (and well!) by thoughtful writers and revisers, so I’ve decided to start featuring some of the handier implements and resources that are part of my editing … Continue reading
Scholarly Resolution Certificate
Happy new year! Envisioning a productive 2011 is ever so much easier when a bit of pomp and circumstance is involved. Award yourself this certificate upon making a resolution. Then post it, scrapbook it, bedazzle it—whatever will keep the goal … Continue reading
