If you are proposing a research topic that has a substantial amount of previously published work already in place, the prospect of delivering a good literature review can seem like a daunting task — so many books and articles
Conspiracy. Murder. Politics. Love. Sex. Ghosts. Pirates. Thrillers and the works of William Shakespeare may have more in common than you’d think. After all, as author A.J. Hartley pointed out, the legendary playwright that we now regard as “refined”
If you do not write down your ideas then you've been doing a whole lot wrong for a long time. I really do not want to go into the things you've been missing out on but just bear in
So you’ve decided you want to write. Perhaps you want to share a personal experience or record a little piece of history. There may be fascinating characters pushing at the edge of your consciousness and plot lines teasing you
Kazuo Ishiguro wrote the bulk of The Remains of the Day in four weeks. All it took was extreme dedication—and a willingness to be terrible. In the way the sculpture or carpentry is a craft, writing is a craft.
For language students, learning the rules of grammar is one of the most boring parts of language learning. Grammar is not easy to learn, let alone master. Writers, editors, and proofreaders must make a lifelong commitment to learning the
What is the difference between proofreading and editing? “I need an editor.” “I need a copy-editor.” “I need a proofreader.” “Oh, I need someone to review my work.” Who or what exactly do you need? Some people use these
Writing is a human art that one learns as one grows. This art tends to develop in as much as one commits some constant practice, time, energy, consciousness and a level of knowledge to it. There is a very
Here’s a question I get asked a lot: Daily blogging sounds like a good idea, but what should I write about? So, start here: Take an inventory. Get out a notebook and make a couple of lists. What are things
The following is a list of solutions to problems I have encountered repeatedly in my students’ formal writing, such as coursework, research papers, and literature surveys. It is a long list. People have a lot of problems. Some of
