tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post9025090962271777556..comments2023-10-28T07:12:08.886-04:00Comments on History In High Heels: How I Do It: Paper Writing TipsAshley Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236510259497625169noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post-79430637844122698782014-01-30T12:46:12.656-05:002014-01-30T12:46:12.656-05:00We have very similar styles of writing papers. Tha...We have very similar styles of writing papers. Thanks for sharing!The Life You Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707874620252137789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post-18142214488800951102014-01-23T15:25:43.114-05:002014-01-23T15:25:43.114-05:00When I write lab reports (I'm a science major ...When I write lab reports (I'm a science major so I write lab reports instead of papers/essays) I always try to start with the intro and get myself into a right stress and end up wasting so much time trying to get it done before I start writing the main body the report! <br /><br />Belle // thelifeandtimesofbelleh.blogspot.comBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471331126657565922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post-80266113275127366932014-01-20T16:07:04.921-05:002014-01-20T16:07:04.921-05:00These are awesome tips. It also has reminded me ho...These are awesome tips. It also has reminded me how happy I am to be done with writing papers.<br />-Alex<br />http://www.monstermisa.blogspot.com/Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510539412421425264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post-1546895042129505252014-01-20T13:00:41.858-05:002014-01-20T13:00:41.858-05:00Honestly, my best papers are done last minute! I&#...Honestly, my best papers are done last minute! I'm an editing freak, so I love to edit my own papers too. I never start with the introduction, either.<br /><br />I start my second semester of college tomorrow. I'm ready to get back into the swing of things!<br />Noel | http://classyincolorado.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16249479205495623068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post-66845060534234629072014-01-20T12:54:25.069-05:002014-01-20T12:54:25.069-05:00Fellow History person here (adjunct prof. currentl...Fellow History person here (adjunct prof. currently - took an ill advised break between my MA and my Ph.D - big mistake, but I love my job, so, whatever). Love this post. I'll be sharing the "Don't start with the introduction" tip with my students this semester (I've always been an introduction first kind of writer, so this never really occurred to me).<br /><br />As for tips of my own: I always recommend the index card method to my students, particularly if it's their first major college level research paper. It's great for undergrad... but not terribly helpful to you or me. The biggest thing I've found helpful in my own writing is to give it space and let it sit for a couple days. I don't know about you, but I'm the obsessive over-editing type, and I find that letting it sit and breathe for a few days without me looking at it really helps me edit more efficiently because I'm looking at it with fresh eyes. Otherwise I always end up revising it to death!<br /><br />- Maggie <br />{magpiemakingdo.wordpress.com}Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829749183564771149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post-41069107783801343982014-01-20T11:40:03.144-05:002014-01-20T11:40:03.144-05:00Thank you for sharing! What can I say : I will def...Thank you for sharing! What can I say : I will definitely use them on my upcoming paper!<br /><br />xo<br />Kira<br /><br />{apairofchicpearls.blogspot.com}Kira T. https://www.blogger.com/profile/04721199925129320462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post-73002669029056796272014-01-20T11:36:32.601-05:002014-01-20T11:36:32.601-05:00Thank you for the wonderful tips! I'll definit...Thank you for the wonderful tips! I'll definitely be using them this quartet!Fairy Princess Jordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463494133725810723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post-82416287087425617892014-01-20T06:21:00.632-05:002014-01-20T06:21:00.632-05:00These are such great tips! As far as advice goes,...These are such great tips! As far as advice goes, I would say just let it flow and be creative. That is the only way I am able to write my papers haha! <br /><br />Hunter<br /><a href="http://www.preponabudget.com" rel="nofollow">Prep on a Budget </a>PinkSenshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422457164366244306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369547557247475858.post-79459262414250628992014-01-20T06:04:05.721-05:002014-01-20T06:04:05.721-05:00Oh my goodness, writing a paper always scares the ...Oh my goodness, writing a paper always scares the crap out of me. I'm terribly dyslexic, and grammar/other English skills don't come naturally to me. I'm horrible at procrastination, just horrible. You are absolutely right about making time to edit! The best papers I've written all come down to tons of critical editing. It helps me to give myself an earlier deadline for a draft that I have to stick to. I try to make an appointment with my university's writing center, a professor, an adviser, or TA to review my paper before I turn it in, so I have to get at least a draft done early. <br /><br />Also, a tip my high school English teacher gave me for editing was that its like tightening screws on a tire you screw in the screws loosely then go between screws tightening each more a little time. He said to first edit the thesis to fit the papers topic as best as possible, then to edit every topic sentence and make sure they explain the thesis as best as possible, then to make sure every piece of evidence supports the topic sentence of the paragraph its in, and to go back to the thesis and still make sure it explains the paper as best as possible. I usually repeat this process until I feel there is nothing else I can add, explain better, or make more concise.<br />Good luck with your paper! Your hard work will payoff in the end!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10344235457368405380noreply@blogger.com