Writers Blog

You’ve written undergraduate papers and even graduate-level papers. But now you’re getting ready to work on the biggie: your master’s thesis. Panic sets in as you realize that this is beyond the scope of your previous academic research and writing experience. Maybe even skills, you’re thinking now. “What...

Author bios are one way for the reader to get to know you, the author, more intimately. This snippet allows you to sell yourself to potential readers and editors. Including your author bio with queries and submissions enables editors and publishers to get to know you; who you are, where you’re coming...

It may be appropriate to use sexist (or gender-specific) language in a novel. But there are very few times when you can or should appropriately identify a character, individual, or subject using only a masculine form of the word. And using a combination (him/her) is cumbersome. In educational writing...

You’ve lost sleep, skipped meals, and as for a social life, what’s that?  But you have that paper well-researched and have just put the finishing touches on the last draft. Now you want someone else, a professional, to examine your baby and make sure it’s as perfect as possible. After all, a course...

Revising gives you the chance to preview your work on behalf of the eventual reader. Revision is much more than proofreading, and in the final editing stage it involves some checking of details. Good review and editing can transform a mediocre first draft into an excellent final paper. It’s more work,...