by Tweed Editing | Jul 26, 2011 | guides, writing tools
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...
by Tweed Editing | Jul 11, 2011 | guides, writing tools
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 and redrafting (the...
by Tweed Editing | Jun 28, 2011 | guides, writing tools
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. I promised that I’d...
by Tweed Editing | Jun 23, 2011 | guides, writing tools
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 picture. I’m pretty in touch with the...
by Tweed Editing | Jun 20, 2011 | services, writing tools
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 What is a Style Sheet? A style sheet is...
by Tweed Editing | May 26, 2011 | guides, Uncategorized, writing tools
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 routine. This first one I actually...