How to write DISCUSSION in research paper
Get ready for the most comprehensive overview you’ll ever find for how to write DISCUSSION in a research paper! Whatever your experience, I guarantee you’ll find something in this post that simplifies writing your next discussion! Learn the key parts of your discussion and how they fit together into 3 major sections that ensure the reader can see why your work is important […]
Do you make these 6 rookie mistakes in your abstract?
We get it, abstract writing is hard. Writing a great abstract requires condensing a lot of key info about your study into a very short space while convincing a reader to read your paper. Yikes. The good news is that simply learning to diagnose and fix these 6 common abstract mistakes will already elevate your abstract and make it clear to your reader why your work is important and deserves to be published! BUT, most abstracts make at least one! […]
How to overcome writer’s block in <1 min with 8 proven strategies!
While many tips for how to overcome writer’s block are preventative in nature and include things like setting up good writing habits and routines, these are long-term solutions that don’t help if what you really need is words on paper right now. So this first installment in my series on overcoming writer’s block provides my best 8 tips for how […]
The 6 key parts in a powerful discussion section
The discussion can be a sticking point for many manuscript writers because it seems to be a free for all with no easy pattern for composing it – but there are actually 6 key parts that need to be included! While it is true that each research project is different – meaning that different parts […]
How to Write Compelling Abstracts (Free gift!)
The abstract of a paper is not an afterthought. Nor is it a summary nor a Frankenstein-like compilation of the first sentences of each section. The abstract serves as the general advertisement for a paper – to journal editors and reviewers making decisions about a manuscript and later to its readers. It has to state […]
Why manuscript writing isn’t like skiing…but probably should be
Living in Switzerland, skiing is a normal part of winter life. Having moved from Los Angeles, it was unfortunately not a part of my life until I got here, and I was therefore woefully behind all of my friends and colleagues when I finally hit the slopes. My first day out, I hired a ski […]
How to best tackle your draft when you have blank-page syndrome
We’ve all been there – staring at the blinking cursor on our all-too-white Word document waiting for inspiration to strike. Blank-page syndrome in manuscript preparation can lead to enormous amounts of wasted time and word-vomited first drafts that require significant editing overhauls. Fortunately, the order in which you draft your manuscript can be one of […]