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!
Critique Me: A Customizable Cover Sheet
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 how far...
WPA: Writing Can Be Like Playing Dominoes
The Writing Progress Administration is back to encourage writers to set up writing projects in small increments and then knock ’em down—er, write ’em down. Taking baby steps is always easier than trying to tackle a behemoth project all at once. So see how small you...
WPA: First Class All the Way
Good morning! It's time for another installment in the Writing Progress Administration's propaganda series, inspired by the New Deal social agency that put millions back to work and kept the United States proud and productive. This time, I offer relief in the form of...
WPA: Research and Victory
ATTENTION, CITIZEN WRITERS: The Writing Progress Administration returns with two new posters and computer wallpapers to motivate the diligent writing public. Research, the Best Ammunition updates the classic notion that the pen is mightier than the sword. A well-read...
Edit, Submit, Admit: Application Essays
The biggest mistake I made in applying to graduate schools was not having anyone—not a single soul—read over my personal statement. The second-biggest mistake may have been having only one personal statement rather than many, each tailored to a specific university and...
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