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!
Distraction-free Word Processors
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 quick...
Research Tool: Google Scholar Alerts
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...
TWEED Dissertation-to-Book Guide No. 2: Envisioning Your Dissertation as Something Else Entirely
Envisioning Your Dissertation as Something Else Entirely is the second installment in TWEED's Dissertation-to-Book series of guides. Here, TWEED outlines several options for the dissertation awaiting revision: Craft a scholarly monograph Contribute to an edited...
TWEED Creed Desktop Wallpaper No. 2
Prescribe yourself a good dose of writing by making this message your computer background! This is part of a series: suggest your own upbeat message for writers, and be sure to check out the first TWEED Creed desktop wallpaper. For PC users (or if your desktop icons...
TWEED’s Guide to Academic Style
The TWEED Guide to Academic Style gives you a place to start the sometimes-daunting revision process. Brush up on the syntactical, grammatical, and tone-related indicators of scholarly writing. Attention to style signals to your readers that you are serious about your...
TWEED Dissertation-to-Book Guide No. 1: A Dissertation is an Auspicious Beginning
The first installment in a series, A Dissertation is an Auspicious Beginning introduces the differences between successful dissertations and successful published books. Learn the hallmarks of dissertation style and the characteristics of academic monographs so that,...