Editing is a huge part of writing any paper. If you can help it, you should never turn in a first draft. If you want to do your editing, but you are not sure what to look for, I think that this article will help you a lot. Note: This post contains affiliate links. Utilizing Grammarly Before we begin, I want to tell you about the editing software that saved me in graduate school. I trusted Gra[...]
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One of the hardest parts of writing a paper, in my opinion, is the Works Cited page. I am not sure why, but I have always struggled with that part of writing papers the most. I am great at writing, but pulling it all together with a monotonous Works Cited page was not my favorite thing. Not to mention a great Works Cited page helps you not be accused of plagiarism. Plagiarism is the worst thing th[...]
Welcome to the second part of my series 22 Quick and Useful Tips For Tackling Your Thesis. Can you believe that I sat out to write a 10 tip post when I thought of this topic? After doing a bit of soul searching, writing, and reading my post aloud I came up with even more tips. Y'all know I don't like to hold out on y'all, so here we go. Click Here To Read Part One read more[...]
If you have been following me on social media, you know that I recently submitted my thesis Who Steps In To Defend Online. This has been a long time in the making, and I am so glad to have officially successfully defended my thesis. Today I wanted to offer some quick and useful tips that I feel will be really beneficial for you as you tackle your own thesis. This post was supposed to be just 10[...]
Many writers, even those with experience, struggle to begin or develop writing assignments. Staring at an empty page can be daunting and frustrating, and maintaining focus as you write can be difficult as well. Enter the outline: it's here to help you write, keep your composition on track to fulfill the assignment, and do it all more quickly than if you tried to write freestyle. In fact, with a go[...]
Professors often give vague writing prompts when a big end of the year paper is due. This is usually so that you won't feel pigeonholed to a topic and so that you have some creative freedom in writing process. For students, though, this doesn't always translate to a fun time. In fact, the endless possibilities sometimes end up hurting students more than it ends up helping them. This doesn't have t[...]
Today on the blog we are talking about how to make a powerful argument in your academic papers. Arguments are the backbone of any paper, so it's your job to make a sound one. I'm sharing the top five tips I have learned for creating convincing arguments. I hope that this will help you become a more successful academic writer. Recently, I polled my Twitter audience on this topic, and the results[...]
