by Robbin Warner, PhD | Nov 15, 2016 | Editing, Getting started, writer's block, writing process
November is National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo for short. The goal that many people take up is to write a 50,000 word novel in just one month. Sound crazy? Sound impossible? In 2015, 431,626 inspiring writers participated, and this year the number looks to be...
by Risa Gorelick, PhD | Nov 1, 2016 | writer's block, writing process
Try dictating your ideas when you feel stuck. If you’re blocked and unable to physically write, try dictating your ideas on your Smartphone or through Naturally Dragon Speaking. Once you have a transcription of your ideas, you have a workable draft that you can...
by Risa Gorelick, PhD | Oct 25, 2016 | Getting started, writer's block, writing process
Think of a large writing project as a series of written out lectures. If you are daunted by the idea of writing a topic as large as a dissertation, then try to think of it as a written series of lectures on your topic that you could TEACH to many people. Do not get...
by Robbin Warner, PhD | Oct 18, 2016 | Drafts, Editing, General, writer's block, writing process
How should we approach setting goals to make the most out of them? Setting goals for our work is only helpful insofar as the goals we set are ambitious enough to propel us but realistic enough that we can reasonably meet them without getting discouraged....
by Risa Gorelick, PhD | Oct 12, 2016 | Drafts, General, writer's block, writing process
Avoid tangents. Stay focused on your writing. When you have a big writing project like a dissertation, it’s easy to let yourself get distracted. The best way to keep writing is to keep focused. If something is not a direct connection to what you’re writing now,...
