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Presentation:Approaching a Writing Project

By | Apr. 29, 2012
Main topics: establishing the mindset (attitude), knowing the ethics, preparing to write, doing the writing, and revising your work. To keep the file small, photos have been deleted. From the IADSR In...

Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"

By | Oct. 08, 2011
Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. Speaker: Candace Schaefer, Associate Director, Texas A&M University Writing Center. Length: about 46 minut...

Presentation:Class 10--Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | Jul. 11, 2011
...1 at Texas A&M University. Session included a guest segment on verb forms and a presentation on preparing grant proposals. To make the file small enough to download rapidly, pictures were omitted from...

AuthorAID Tips of the Week 1-25

By | May. 20, 2011
Weekly tips on writing and publishing. Prepared by AuthorAID graduate assistant Bernard Appiah. Original dates of posting: 1 December 2010 through 17 May 2011.

Presentation:Approaching Writing

By | Sep. 04, 2009
...ts of the writing process: (1) establishing the mindset (attitude), (2) knowing the ethics, (3) preparing to write, (4) doing the writing, and (5) revising your work.

Presentation:Selected Other Topics

By | Feb. 19, 2009
...avoiding plagiarism, (3) quoting and citing, (4) copyrights and patents, (5) writing style, (6) preparing a curriculum vitae, (7) asking for recommendation letters, and (8) writing for the public.

Presentation:Writing and Publishing a Book

By | Feb. 19, 2009
Basic advice on writing and publishing a book. Main topics include finding a publisher, preparing a proposal, receiving a contract, and preparing the manuscript. Also discusses converting a dissertati...

Topics: The publishing process, Academic writing and style

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