As you get ready for your proposal or dissertation, you will get to explore, struggle through, and successfully complete new writing...

So, chapter 2 is one of the toughest parts of the dissertation proposal. It takes a lot of time and can feel tedious. However, it is...

Read your work. Re-read your work. Ask a peer to read your work (and say yes when they ask you to read theirs). Use the editing tool in...

Not much to say about this one. I think it speaks for itself. Also seems appropriate for Halloween week. Have a nice day. Now get back to...

Write. It's hard, but you have to do it. Make your peace with the fact that not every writing day will be a good writing day. It isn't...

As you are building your support through your graduate program, collect good resources and use them as needed. The way ahead can be...

I tell the master's students in the student affairs program that they are unlikely to find anyone as good at cover letters as I am. I...

I love this comic. I have seen it online several times. I am not sure of the original source or I'd give credit. Suffice to say, I...

This week I wanted to share a recent and important story. Roxana Quispe Collantes recently wrote her entire dissertation in Quechua - the...

The title of this entry is a Flannery O'Connor quote. She is one of my favorite writers, however I have to read her in small doses...

These are some great suggestions. Sometimes I find myself stuck and instead of leaving and coming back to the writing, I just sit. Rarely...