by Suzanne Davis | Mar 10, 2022 | Writing Resources
I dread editing. Editing isn’t my superpower; it is my writing weakness. It’s painful and tedious, but it can transform a bad or ok research paper into an excellent one. And while no online editing tool can replace a human’s eyes for...
by Suzanne Davis | Feb 10, 2022 | Writing Resources, Writing Technology
“Suzanne, I have the perfect online writing tool for you.” I receive many emails from people telling me about an excellent new app, tool, or website for writers or students. And since I tutor academic writing online, I try all kinds of writing tools and...
by Suzanne Davis | Jul 3, 2019 | Academic Writing Skills, College and Graduate School
“What is academic writing?” This is the most frequent question people ask me. I even wrote a little 3-sentence description answering it so that I could send it out each time someone messages me with that question. Then I thought about my definition, yes it said...
by Suzanne Davis | Apr 4, 2019 | Academic Writing Skills, Writing Essays and Papers
Direct quotations in a research paper makes your writing stand out. Direct quotations help your academic writing because they support and emphasize specific points in your essay or research paper. They can be eloquent, powerful, and memorable. They are an important...
by Suzanne Davis | Feb 28, 2019 | Academic Writing Skills, Writing Essays and Papers
When do you start working on a research paper? Professors hope it’s the day after you were assigned it or the next day. Even if that’s not the case, they at least hope you don’t write a paper the day or 2 days before it’s due. Yet, writing procrastination occurs a...
by Suzanne Davis | Nov 29, 2018 | Academic Writing Skills, College and Graduate School, Writing Workshop
What happens when you join an academic writing group? You become a writer and scholar. You are part of a community of writers with the same mission: to write something that will enlighten people in your area of study or profession. Belonging to an academic writing...
