Blood, sweat, and tears. You’ve submitted your article. What responses might you get from the journal? Acceptance without revisions If this happens, you’ve hit the jackpot. It’s rare, but it means you don’t need to do anything further. Your article will be published as it is. Acceptance with minor revisions…
Recently, I met Taylor Krohn, an academic writing instructor. She asked me to check out Really Write, a free editing tool she created with a software developer to help researchers write clearly and concisely. How does Really Write work? Copy your text to the website, and you’ll receive feedback…
Regularly, I am asked why I organise writing courses, “…after all, there are academic writing courses available, and if I’ve taken those, why would I need another writing course?” Good question. Academic Writing Academic writing courses focus on theoretical and analytical aspects; they cover topics such as the structure of…
There are different types of cooks. The improvisers, the recipe-lovers, the just-throwing-things-in-the-pan-cooks, the I-prefer-takeaway-cooks, the burned-pan-cooks, the exploded kitchen-cooks. In the same way, you have different kinds of writers. You could talk about Beethovian – writers who will change and adapt their writing while writing or Mozartian – writers that…
Now and then I come across a blog article that makes me realise: how come I haven’t seen this before? In this case, it is Corey Bradshaw’s article, taken from his website Conversationbytes.com, on how to write a scientific paper. The blog is dated October 2012! Quite old but still…
Many researchers need more time than they think to finish their research. Probably you are also one of them. How come? Heinze Oost – a former employee at Utrecht University – explained quite a bit in a series of 5 (highly recommended) articles on research and I definitely agree with…
