Why not to use "why"
Scholarly writers should avoid using conversational sayings, colloquial terms and informal words and phrases (i.e., “very,” “a lot,”...
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Jul 20, 20211 min read
Is Actually Necessary?
Wordiness often occurs using an extra word here or there, not just when writing run-on sentences. Many of these extra words come in the...
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Jul 13, 20212 min read
Gain Confidence in Your Writing Abilities
As a English profession, we have traumatized students with our red ink!!! In efforts to point out ways to help students improve as...
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Jul 6, 20212 min read
How to Regain Writing Momentum
You have been working consistently and started to get into your writing groove. Then, the unexpected happens to interrupt your routine:...
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Jun 29, 20212 min read
One-Word Conciseness
Some people mistakenly think that learning to be concise only applies to wordy writers. However, conciseness is often achieved by...
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Jun 22, 20211 min read
The Tricky Comma
One of most commonly misused punctuation marks in the English language is the comma. Most people are confident with their use of the...
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Jun 15, 20211 min read
Avoid This Grant Writing Mistake
Grant writing is a distinctive genre of writing that incorporates technical writing, persuasive writing and narrative writing....
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Jun 8, 20212 min read
An Academic Argument: Step One
Most academic writing is persuasive, which means the writer wants the reader to accept what he or she presents as true. Anyone who has...
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May 25, 20212 min read
How to Be a Productive Writer
One of the most common questions I am asked is how to gain and maintain writing momentum, especially when trying to complete a thesis,...
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May 19, 20212 min read
The Language of the Literature Review
By far, one of the most well-attended, requested workshops that I present on is the Literature Review. I title the session "You Want Me...
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May 10, 20211 min read
How to Get Your Research Ideas Published!!!
As a new study proves, good academic writing isn't what we always think. Rather than trying to "sound" smart through the use of heavy...
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Dec 15, 20201 min read
More Extra Words
Last week, we used verbs to illustrate extraneous words. However, extra words can include any part of speech, whether verbs, nouns,...
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Dec 8, 20201 min read
Extraneous Verbs
This week, we return to verb usage. Clearly ensuring that you use the proper verb to represent the action in your sentence is central to...
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Dec 1, 20201 min read
Vigorous Verbs!
In every sentence, verbs express the action being performed in the sentence. Sometimes, this action is active; at other times, the action...
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Nov 3, 20201 min read
Nouns as Verbs?
Concise writing can be achieved in numerous ways. The quickest way is to eliminate unnecessary words in a sentence. By nature, certain...
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Oct 13, 20202 min read
Writing Productivity
A question I am frequently asked as a writing coach is how to write productively. While I can answer that question in numerous ways, I...
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Oct 6, 20202 min read
Before You Write
One of the most critical writing process topics to cover for academic writers is prewriting. This first stage of the writing process,...
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Sep 29, 20201 min read
Revision Questions
As an editor, I receive countless requests to "edit" documents. Many people don't realize that editing occurs in two forms: content...
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