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How Not to Stress About Writing
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How to get a handle on the big picture
Proofreading for yourself
Documentation styles
How to Avoid Plagiarism
Twenty Questions for Research Writing
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Writing Handbook
How Not to Stress About Writing
• Panic early, not the night before your paper is due.
• Talk to your professor if you find his or her assignment
vague
or unclear.
• Ask your professor questions about the details of the paper,
e.g.: what type of citations to use, if he or she always wants a
formal essay, who is your audience, are “I” statements
ok?
• Find a workspace that’s free of such distractions as
the internet, IM, significant others, friends or roommates.
• Work on your paper a little bit at a time. If you get frustrated,
don’t stop; move on to a different section.
• Make an outline of a structure for the paper before you start
to write, so you don’t have to rearrange so much later.
• Talk to someone else about your ideas, e.g.: a friend, your
professor or a Max Center tutor.
• Write your preliminary ideas down on paper or record your
ideas on tape and listen to them.
• Try writing your introduction last so it fits your paper
topic.
• Come to the MAX Center to have a writing tutor help you start,
finish or revise your paper.
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