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How to write DISCUSSION in research paper

kayciebutler — Thu, 16 May 2024 03:30:00 +0000

Get ready for the most comprehensive overview you’ll ever find for how to write DISCUSSION in a research paper! Whatever your experience, I guarantee you’ll find something in this post that simplifies writing your next discussion! Learn the key parts of your discussion and how they fit together into 3 major sections that ensure the reader… Read More »How to write DISCUSSION in research paper

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Do you make these 6 rookie mistakes in your abstract?

kayciebutler — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 06:48:00 +0000

We get it, abstract writing is hard. Writing a great abstract requires condensing a lot of key info about your study into a very short space while convincing a reader to read your paper. Yikes. The good news is that simply learning to diagnose and fix these 6 common abstract mistakes will already elevate your abstract… Read More »Do you make these 6 rookie mistakes in your abstract?

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Overcome WRITER’S BLOCK and get back to writing in

kayciebutler — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 14:10:00 +0000

Writer’s block is a complicated issue that stems from causes ranging from basic procrastination to not taking the time to establish healthy writing habits. This second post in our writer’s block series gives 7 tips to overcome writer’s block by helping you keep your focus on your writing project and giving your brain the space it needs… Read More »Overcome WRITER’S BLOCK and get back to writing in <30 min

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How to overcome writer’s block in

kayciebutler — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:00:00 +0000

While many tips for how to overcome writer’s block are preventative in nature and include things like setting up good writing habits and routines, these are long-term solutions that don’t help if what you really need is words on paper right now. So this first installment in my series on overcoming writer’s block provides my best… Read More »How to overcome writer’s block in <1 min with 8 proven strategies!

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Why was my scientific paper/grant rejected? What to do when the importance isn’t clear.

kayciebutler — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:00:00 +0000

It is not uncommon for the importance to be unclear in your scientific research paper or grant. This problem that comes in a lot of forms… “Even though I KNOW my work is a good fit for the journals I am submitting to, I keep getting desk rejected from every one!” “My grants NEVER get… Read More »Why was my scientific paper/grant rejected? What to do when the importance isn’t clear.

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[Spring 2022] Scientific grant writing: biggest mistakes and how to avoid them

kayciebutler — Sun, 20 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

I start my workshop on scientific grant writing by asking audience if they think a grant proposal should be more like a magazine or a newspaper. What do you think? The attendees are usually split about 50/50 on this one. The ones that pick B want to pack in as much information as possible, but… Read More »[Spring 2022] Scientific grant writing: biggest mistakes and how to avoid them

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Grant Writing Mindset: How to think about your scientific proposal

kayciebutler — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Writing a scientific grant proposal is REALLY HARD, especially because the grant writing mindset is very different from that of writing a research paper. Luckily, I find that for many writers, getting into the correct mindset and keeping the reader in mind can help fix many of the common mistakes in grant writing. So, here… Read More »Grant Writing Mindset: How to think about your scientific proposal

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How to write a scientific CV that stands out

kayciebutler — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 08:00:24 +0000

Application season is going to be here before we know it, so its a great month to cover how to write a scientific CV that stands out. To make sure we cover all of the bases, we start at the beginning with choosing your CV style and layout before moving on to the information that… Read More »How to write a scientific CV that stands out

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When to hyphenate adjectives in scientific writing

kayciebutler — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:04:09 +0000

If knowing when to hyphenate adjectives (or not) is something you’ve just never managed to figure out, don’t worry – you are far from alone! Here we break down a simple test you can use to see when you need to apply this grammar rule to hyphenate adjectives in your writing. Prefer a video? If… Read More »When to hyphenate adjectives in scientific writing

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When to use WHICH versus THAT in scientific writing

kayciebutler — Tue, 10 Aug 2021 08:00:58 +0000

When to use which versus that in a sentence is a grammar rule that seems to puzzle even the best of science writers. It seems to me that more often than not in papers, writers pick one at random for each sentence. There IS actually a rule for when to use which versus that, though…… Read More »When to use WHICH versus THAT in scientific writing

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