Creating an effective abstract is often challenging yet crucial. With 250 words or fewer, authors must make strategic decisions about what to include and exclude, while delivering a clear and focused message that outlines the content of the manuscript. This blog entry illustrates how S.M.A.R.T. principles (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound) can assist academic writers in crafting clear, concise abstracts for manuscripts and research papers. 

Michelle Boyd answers a question about taking small steps to make progress on a large writing project.

In this post Dr. Mazak discusses how to manage the writing process for a large project such as a dissertation, thesis, or book and offers resources to help new or experienced writers.

This post includes tips about writing qualitative proposals excerpted from Research Design by Creswell and Creswell.

Celebrate Academic Writing Month 2023 by getting organized! Find open-access resources to help you avoid being distracted by details and lost files.

Sometimes taking a break from the keyboard to write by hand unleashes creativity.

Find tips that will help you hone your writing.

Get ready for #AcWriMo! Find a checklist that will help you overcome obstacles that keep you from making progress with academic writing.

All the posts for Academic Writing Month 2022 are here on one page!

Learning while doing: collaborating on a book about collaboration.

Ethical decisions are present throughout the process of academic writing and publishing. This collection of open-access articles offers insights about some of the issues writers face.

Dr. Boyd was a panelist for the webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck. In this post she responds to a question posed by an attendee: “How do you find a writing group?

In this podcast panelist Leslie Wang discusses “All About Writing Groups” and offers practical tips for organizing your own.

Dr. Boyd was a panelist for the webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck. In this post she responds to questions posed by attendees: “How do you get unstuck in writing when someone's negative, hypercritical, or just mean feedback has gotten you stuck?” and “How do you balance or sustain your writing with all the imposter syndrome thoughts coming at you?

Dr. Boyd was a panelist for the webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck. In this post she responds to questions posed by attendees: “How do you get unstuck in writing when someone's negative, hypercritical, or just mean feedback has gotten you stuck?” and “How do you balance or sustain your writing with all the imposter syndrome thoughts coming at you?

Where do you start when the blank page is staring at you? Answer these key questions to get started!

Find coming events and recordings of past webinars in this series about getting published.

Find food for thought and strategies for action this AcWriMo on SAGE Methodspace.

What is a “scholarly voice” and how do I develop it?

Organize your writing so reviewers understand what you are saying.