July 2014

Academic Writing Frustrations

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I help people write academic papers including dissertations. While it can be thrilling to see these types of masterpieces take shape, it can also be extremely frustrating. The Internet has become the new sweetheart to online writers providing just enough information and support research for web based articles and other online writing. But when it comes to writing academic articles or doing scientific based research, Internet sources are not your friend. I try to get this across to students all the time, but we live in an internet world.

Chase Away Procrastination: 8 Top Tips

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Procrastination can keep you from finishing. Finishing is precious. Creatives, that is, writers and similar artists need to stay focused to get finished. Finishing is how we advance in our art. But finishing can also be a problem because of the big “P” factor, that being procrastination. Procrastinating or putting things off is common when you don’t like what you do. Who wants to stay involved with what doesn’t make them happy. But what about doing something you really enjoy? That’s when procrastinating to the point of never finishing becomes a mystery.