by Risa Gorelick, PhD | Aug 23, 2016 | Dissertation, Drafts, Editing, Getting started, writer's block
To help you stay focused, schedule your writing times on your actual calendar like you would an important appointment. Do NOT say you have “all day” when you can only focus for short periods of time. Schedule hour blocks and then get up, meditate, grab a...
by Robbin Warner, PhD | Aug 9, 2016 | Drafts, Editing, Getting started, writer's block, writing process
In physics, the momentum of a system is said to remain constant so long as there are no outside forces acting on that system. The same law applies in writing—a dissertation, an article, or any other project. Once we begin writing, we can speed through; we’re on a...
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...
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...
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...
by Risa Gorelick, PhD | May 24, 2016 | Dissertation, Drafts, Editing, Getting started, Uncategorized
When you have a long project, like a dissertation or scholarly book, you are writing, it is best to have writing rituals that will keep you on track. Most writers who are successful in their work write daily and schedule the time into their day to make sure they can...
