Tweed Resources
Scroll down for original resources in three categories:
TOOLS & PRINTABLES: Compendium of Academic Verbs, Critique Me cover-page template, Writer-at-Work door tag
DISSERTATION-TO-BOOK GUIDES: Step-by-step guides to revising a dissertation into a book manuscript (new editions coming soon!)
WRITING PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION: Computer wallpaper and printable posters to motivate writers
Tools & Printables
Working-from-Home Door Tags
PDFs available in color and mono. To reinforce, print on card stock—or mount on a manila folder!
Tweed’s Ever-Expanding Compendium of Academic Verbs
PDF of 250 verbs useful for discussing scholarship (state, advocate, problematize, elucidate, etc.)
Critique Me
A customizable form to use as a cover sheet when sending drafts to friends and colleagues for feedback
Scholarly Resolution Form
Fill in this certificate to solidify your scholarly resolutions. Any time of year is a great time to think about the reasons for a goal, break it down into steps, decide on resources to consult, and commit to rewarding yourself for achieving it.
Writer-at-Work Door Tag Template
PDF, 3 to a page (give extras to friends and colleagues)
Tweed establishes the Writing Progress Administration to put writers back to work! Initiatives include recasting writing as public work, skill-building, and professional training. Authors are the backbone of a critical and informed society and therefore deserve relief—even if it takes the form of computer wallpapers and printable posters.
Below is a smattering of the WPA’s pro-writer propaganda; visit the blog for all WPA productions.
And don’t forget about the Tweed blog!
Dissertation-to-Book Guide No. 5: Inquiring Minds Want to Propose
It's here: the fifth TWEED Dissertation-to-Book Guide, Inquiring Minds Want to Propose. In the previous guide, we discussed finding prospective publishers for book manuscripts. This installment goes through the next two phases of the dissertation-to-book process:...
Oops, and Happy Friday!
Some of you may have noticed that about 20 copies of the TWEED Tweets summary were posted earlier today. The issue has been resolved and the excess copies deleted. Sorry about that! Have an excellent weekend! Sign up for Annotations, TWEED's email periodical. A new...
TWEED Tweets on Twitter!
Finally! TWEED is establishing a presence on Twitter. Really, what could be more perfect than TWEED tweeting on Twitter? It was meant to be. So follow TWEEDediting on Twitter for a regular stream of tips related to academic writing styles, resources for scholarly...
Royal, Editorial, or Otherwise: The Vague “We”
Ben Zimmer, the heir to the late William Safire's On Language column in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, made waves a few weeks ago with his ruminations on the editorial we. That kind of expression is in evidence when, for instance, I write something like "We at...
WPA: Keep Calm and Write On
In the interest of writers everywhere, the Writing Progress Administration now appropriates the classic British wartime poster. Download the large graphic for your computer wallpaper (standard, widescreen), and print the white-backgrounded, letter-sized PDF to post...
Send Free Postcards to Writers
TWEED Editing now offers a half-dozen electronic postcards that encourage writers to keep on keepin' on. Fall is back-to-work time, so send some postcard support to the writers in your life today.