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Category Archives: writing

  1. How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking – for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers (my reading notes) November 10, 2020

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  2. Writing papers using Initial Outlines and Detailed Outlines November 7, 2020

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  3. Syllabus: The Remarkable, Unremarkable Document That Changes Everything (Germano and Nicholls) – my reading notes October 11, 2020

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  4. How to develop a writing practice II: 12 tips to help you start, develop and hone your writing craft September 6, 2020

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  5. How to develop a writing practice I: Read “Writing Practice Developmental Books” September 6, 2020

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  6. The Writer’s Practice: Building Confidence in your Nonfiction Writing (John Warner) – my reading notes September 6, 2020

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  7. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (Anne Lamott) – my reading notes September 1, 2020

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  8. The September 2020 #AICCSED Reading, Annotating and Systematizing Challenge September 1, 2020

    Posted in academia, organization, writing.

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  9. A few structured strategies that we can use to craft paragraphs August 12, 2020

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  10. Writing a Response-To-Reviewers-And-Editors letter August 7, 2020

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  11. An expansive framework to go from idea to abstract to introduction to table of contents to full paper/dissertation/thesis/book August 7, 2020

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  12. Creating tables and diagrams to describe theoretical, conceptual, and analytical frameworks August 6, 2020

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  13. Organizing work/school-related digital files July 5, 2020

    Posted in academia, organization, productivity, writing.

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  14. On the importance of routine in academic writing June 7, 2020

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  15. Writing the dissertation (thesis) II: Getting started and progress/project planning May 31, 2020

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  16. How to write the introductory chapter to a thesis or doctoral dissertation May 26, 2020

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  17. A typology of academic (daily) work: “runway work”, “grunt work” and “writing/research” work May 17, 2020

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  18. Writing to understand: A personal tale of my journey to become an academic writer and overcome impostor syndrome May 2, 2020

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  19. Writing by memorandums April 29, 2020

    Posted in academia, research, research methods, writing.

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  20. On the value of annotated bibliographies as scholarly outputs April 17, 2020

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  21. Staying in touch with your writing: Opening the document on a regular basis April 17, 2020

    Posted in academia, writing.

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  22. Writing and revising I: Write to withstand scrutiny from an audience that cares April 12, 2020

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  23. Finishing a dissertation, thesis or book manuscript: A few tips and ideas to help with completion April 6, 2020

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  24. Writing in Social Spaces: A social processes approach to academic writing (my reading notes) February 21, 2020

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  25. How Writing Faculty Write: Strategies for Process, Product, and Productivity (my reading notes) February 20, 2020

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