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Navigating Writing Advice to Get Your Dissertation Moving
This document discusses various sources and types of writing advice as well as common advice that is often given but may not be practical or meaningful. It explores where to find writing advice from universities, writing courses, social media, videos, and the internet. However, the quality and applicability of advice varies widely across these sources. Common advice like "always be writing", "write every day", and "suffer for the craft" are examined in more depth and their potential problems discussed. The document emphasizes fitting writing advice to one's own life situation and considering the expertise of the source. It provides tips on incremental progress and maintaining a balance between writing and rest.
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- 1. Navigating Writing Advice For more information,please email info@statisticssolutions.com To schedule a free consult, please use this link: https://app.hubspot.com/meetings/jeanine/dissertation- consultation
- 2. Overview Where toFindWriting Advice Types ofWriting Advice Common Writing Advice Given Fitting Advice intoYour Life Tips, Best Practices, and Reminders Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 3. Where to Find Writing Advice? Your University Writing Courses Faculty UniversityWebsite and Other Resources Social Media Support Groups YouTube and otherVideoWebsites Throughout the Internet Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 4. University WritingAdvice Benefits Oftenprovided by experts who have done what you seek to do Methods and suggestions often backed by research data Convenient and accessible Drawbacks Different Life Situations (FT Student vs FT Working Student) Research may be dated Availability of in-person assistance limited Quality of assistance varies Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 5. Social Media Support Groups WritingAdvice Benefits Often Peer to Peer Accessibility is always available Convenient and free of formality and jargon Great for encouragement and emotional support Drawbacks Different Life Situations among members Writing advice not always specific to your genre Basis/Merit of advice varies wildly Meme-ified writing advice Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 6. YouTube & OtherVideo Sites WritingAdvice Benefits Accessibility Great variety of advice in multiple languages Often professional writers, editors, and other experts Drawbacks Best advice often kept behind a paywall Quality ofVideos varies widely Can easily lead down rabbit holes to other topics Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 7. Internet WritingAdvice Benefits Accessibility Great variety of advice in multiple languages Often professional writers, editors, and other experts Drawbacks Quality varies widely Research basis may be either dated or non-existent Proliferation of writing memes Finding quality advice requires diligent searching Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 8. Types of WritingAdvice BasicWriting Advice Grammar, Punctuation, Structure, etc. Rhetorical Advice Argument Construction, Explanation ofWhy Structure isWhat it is, Rhetorical Strategies Genre Specific Advice “HowTo”Write in a Particular Genre: Persuasive Essay, Humanities Dissertation, Historical Romance Novel, etc. Motivation and Encouragement Generalized Writing Advice Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 9. Common Writing Advice Need help withyour dissertation? Call 727-442-4290 Always BeWriting Write Every Day WriteWhatYou Know Suffer for the Craft Proscriptive Advice
- 10. Always Be Writing Whyis it offered? Completion requires action “A Good Dissertation is a Done Dissertation” Graduate programs do not offer unlimited time Problems & Complications Ties productivity to sense of worth Graduate programs offered more time to complete your dissertation than now Students had the luxury of no other responsibilities Make it Meaningful Schedule (and keep!)WritingTimes AND Resting Times Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 11. Write Every Day Whyis it offered? Completion requires action Continued practice of a craft improves the craft Graduate programs do not offer unlimited time Problems & Complications Doesn’t always fit your life Ignores the reality of illness, tiredness, stress, etc. Can lead to burnout Make it Meaningful Schedule (and keep!)WritingTimes AND Resting Times Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 12. WriteWhat You Know Whyis it offered? Maintain Expertise Promotes Research Attempts to prevent misinformation/false information from being shared Problems & Complications Most people already do this Offered as a pithy saying instead of something more nuanced:Write what you know, so if you don’t know a subject, learn about it from credible sources. Make it Meaningful Research background information and organize it before you begin writing (but don’t mistake searching the journals for “making progress”) Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 13. Suffer for the Craft Why is it offered? Belief that all artisans must “suffer” to produce great art Poorly worded attempt at normalizing struggles “Yes, I know you’re struggling, we’ve all been there. It’s normal.” / “Everyone feels that way in graduate school.” Problems & Complications This is toxic Often minimizes emotional and psychological stresses of writing a dissertation Make it Meaningful Take days off to rest, recharge, and reconnect A therapist is a great support Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 14. Proscriptive Advice Why isit offered? Easy to give “You SHOULD….” / “Always....” “Never…” type of advice “It worked for me, so…” Has the air of authority Problems & Complications One size rarely fits all situations and projects Make it Meaningful Consider the source, the advice, and your project specifics Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
- 15. FittingWriting Advice intoYour Life Know importantdue dates and hard deadlines Realistically assess your strengths and weaknesses Determine theType ofWriting Advice/Aid Needed Consider All Other Commitments inYour Life Determine the Expertise of the Source Offering Advice
- 16. Tips, Best Practices, and Reminders Progressis not linear: Good days and Bad days happen Incremental, regular progress often produces better results faster than irregular progress binges ScheduleWriting Days/Times that FitYour Life TakeTime to Rest:You are NOT a machine Build a support network Pithy advice often has a nugget of nuanced truth that is “understood” but not stated. Even advice offered in good faith can be ignored Need help with your dissertation? Call 727-442-4290
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