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Caution: Switchback Curves Ahead!

by Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT | Nov 22, 2016 | Drafts, Editing, General, Publishing, rhetorical process, Working with Editors, writing process

If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re not going to get there. That would seem like an obvious statement, but with most types of writing there is no way to meet a goal or to complete the project without a well-considered idea of what the project is or what it...

Use Your Software’s Formatting and Editing Tools

by Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT | Aug 2, 2016 | Dissertation, Drafts, Editing, Getting started, writing process

One of the most important things that dissertation, article, and book writers can do for themselves is to present their hard-earned texts in a professional manner. Sloppy presentation of an otherwise powerful text is like going to a formal wedding in yoga pants. No...

Cruising Social Media Isn’t Going to Help You Finish Your Project

by Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT | Jul 19, 2016 | Drafts, writing process

Facebook. Instagram. Pinterest. Face Time. Skype. Linked In. Web browsing. Email. Instant messaging. Google Hangouts. Game of Thrones. Solitaire. Every possible way to put off a task can be found on the Web. For most of us, these handy distractions are fully available...

When You’re Stuck, Take a Walk

by Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT | Jun 28, 2016 | Drafts, Editing, Getting started, writer's block

Writer’s block comes in all shapes and sizes. Sometimes it’s a little brain-blip, where it seems impossible to think anymore and your brain itself seems to hurt. This experience of writer’s block is fairly easily handled. Usually taking a short break will do it. Many...

Not Every Idea Is a Good Idea

by Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT | May 31, 2016 | Dissertation, Editing, Getting started

I know. Your ideas are always good. Sure, so are mine. No, not really. A professor once said to a friend of mine, “Not every idea is a good idea” in response to her earliest dissertation concept. She was hurt. But she took it to heart and refined her thinking. Her...
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