Archives: Contributions

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Unstick yourself: Strategies for dealing with “feeling stuck” -Brittany Amell

Last week I wrote about how common it is for writers to experience, at one point or another, a sense of getting “stuck” in one’s writing. This week I share some strategies that emerged from my earlier research with doctoral students. If you’re stuck, I hope that something here spurs you onward! Don’t give... More

Monday, November 19, 2018

Feeling stuck? Read this. -Brittany Amell

Last week I explored the use of metaphors as a tool for guiding how we orient ourselves and our research writing. This week is the first part of a two-part post on “feeling stuck”. Part 1 explores some experiences with feeling stuck, and Part 2 will outline some possible strategies for navigating stuckness. In... More

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Metaphorically speaking -Brittany Amell

An AcWriMo blog post by Brittany Amell, third-year doctoral student in the School of Linguistics and Language Studies. When you think about doing a literature review, what comes to mind? I’ll go first: I have parallel and simultaneous feelings of panic and satisfaction. I have a vision of running to—and from—stacks of books, rows... More

Saturday, June 7, 2014

Some Notes on Technical Writing – Rozita Rashtchi

Science and engineering programs often require grad students to produce technical documents including conference papers, journal papers, reports, a proposal and a thesis. These documents are all formal scholarly documents that have certain writing ‘rules’ to follow. This article summarizes some of the key rules to writing including... More

Monday, April 7, 2014

Work-Life Balance: Don’t Let Your Dissertation Define You – Shaun Stevenson

The dissertation process can be all-consuming. With constant deadlines, committee meetings, research, writing and endless hours of anxiety-ridden procrastination, tackling your dissertation can easily become the single most defining feature of your life. Do not let your dissertation define you. This article offers a few helpful insights on how to... More

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