When multiple authors collaborate to write a journal article, the task of determining authorship order inevitably arises. In some situations,…
The most useful textbook & academic writing posts of the week: New Year’s Edition
It’s a new year, which means new goals and resolutions. I’m sure during this past week you’ve put some thought…
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Use this revising strategy to make your writing flow
Q: What strategies do you use during the revision process?
A: Mike Kennamer: “Before I send the article to an editor, I always read it out loud as part of the editing process. I also try to get colleagues to read it and provide input before I send it off to the editor.
When a section just doesn’t seem to flow as I would like, I will print the article and (literally, with scissors) cut out each paragraph and lay it on the floor in the order that it is in for the article. Then I will start to move certain paragraphs around to see if that helps with flow. I use the floor because it gets me out of the normal place where I write. There is something about sitting on the floor with my work in little paragraph-sized slips of paper that helps
The most useful textbook & academic writing posts of the week: December 19, 2014
It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is here and next week is Christmas. Which means not only the…