by Tweed Editing | Jan 1, 2011 | frivolity, writing tools
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 at the forefront of your...
by Tweed Editing | Nov 29, 2010 | guides, writing tools
A few months ago, my friend and writing connoisseur Shayda had the idea to list verbs that scholars and students use when writing about other scholarship. Too often, we become stuck in ruts of “he states” and “she argues.” The world is full of...
by Tweed Editing | Oct 3, 2010 | writing tools
To grow, writers need critique. Once you’ve solicited reviewers to read your writing, it’s important to guide them toward the kind of feedback that will be most useful to you. Your enlisted critics need to know your audience and timeline. They need to know...
by Tweed Editing | Aug 25, 2010 | style, writing tools
Continuing the trend of capitalization-related posts, here is an ode to the wonders of small caps, a formatting trick that elevates the look of documents instantaneously. For beautifully typeset headings, try small caps. It gives the look of initial capital letters...
by Tweed Editing | Jun 21, 2010 | writing tools
WriteRoom and Dark Room are distraction-free word processors for Mac and PC, respectively. The advantage is that these programs are full-screen, meaning that you can’t see your other programs. No more email messages popping up and interrupting your flow. No...
by Tweed Editing | Jun 17, 2010 | documentation, writing tools
Good news! You can now set up automatic email alerts to keep up with new scholarship on whatever research topic you choose. You are probably already familiar with Google Scholar, the search engine that allows you to search academic journals, books, abstracts, and...
#SSP2023 and #AUPresses2023 are supercharging my understanding of OA and AI. (I want to make some kind of vowel pun… https://t.co/PJP5N6WFLE