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!
TWEED Creed Desktop Wallpaper No. 1
It sure is an excellent time to write, isn't it? Keep your academic writing at the forefront of your mind with this TWEED Creed desktop wallpaper. This is the first in a series. If you have favorite upbeat sayings you'd like to see TWEEDified, please let me know. For...
TWEED at Oolicon
I had a wonderful time at Ooligan Press's Write to Publish conference this weekend. Hearing insider perspectives from the likes of Chuck Palahniuk was a bonus. I handed out TWEED swag and met with writers, editors, and general literary types. Many folks were...
TWEED Editing at Write to Publish!
Portlanders, mark your calendars! TWEED will have a table at PSU Ooligan Press's Write to Publish conference, Saturday and Sunday, May 22 and 23. Come for the exciting array of workshops for aspiring writers navigating the publishing process. Stay for informal...
Ask TWEED: Is Citing Online Journal Databases Necessary?
Dear TWEED Editing: I have a question for you, Mistress Tweed. My students informed me recently that MLA requires that bibliographic citations obtained through a database require that the database be included in the citation. So their citations end up looking like...
Clichés on Trial
How far would you go to avoid using a cliché? The second half of this NYT post has useful perspective on the perils—and merits—of oft-used phrases. The moral of the story: If there is thought behind the cliché, why avoid it? As long as you are keeping the focus on...
Ask TWEED: How Do I Cite DVD Bonus Features?
Dear TWEED Editing: My roommate is doing a paper on a film and wants to quote the director from the director's commentary. Do you have a website recommendation that would explain how one could properly format that in their 'Works Cited' section? --M.G. Esteemed...