Category Archives: Writing
How To: Styles, Templates, and Quick Styles in Word 2007
Written on May 30, 2009 at 1:03 pm, by libbyh
I’m using Word 2007 and RefWorks, including the Write-N-Cite III Word plug in. I don’t want any crap from you LaTeX users. Yes, I know how to use LaTeX. No, I didn’t pick it for my dissertation. Moving on. Rackham, the graduate school at the University of Michigan, has arcane and ugly formatting requirements that Read more...
Academic writers cannot get writer’s block
Written on March 30, 2009 at 8:49 pm, by libbyh
At least, that’s what Paul J. Silvia, author of How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing claims. I’m inclined to believe him. Writer’s block seems bogus for us. I’ve been reading books on writing while taking breaks from my ever-growing dissertation. Today I read a little of the Howard Becker Read more...
Dissertation Abstract and Update
Written on January 29, 2009 at 5:20 pm, by libbyh
A number of wonderful, attentive, concerned friends and family members have asked for a dissertation update, and here it is. Thank you for thinking of me! Now all of you who wanted to know but were afraid to ask can know too. The latest short abstract is: In the fall of 2005, drivers in a Read more...
Becoming Manifesto-y, Telling Stories
Written on November 22, 2008 at 11:07 pm, by libbyh
A couple weeks ago, my advisor counseled me to make the research statement I was writing for a job application “more manifesto-y.” A few days later, we elected Barack Obama President of the United States, spurring at least one manifesto [story from the Boston Globe]. This week I have watched an embarrassing number of episodes Read more...
Dissertation proposal defense, check
Written on September 30, 2008 at 12:57 am, by libbyh
I passed my official dissertation proposal defense on Sept. 19. My committee and I are confident I can complete my dissertation next spring or summer. I’m scheduling my third round of interviews, pouring over construction agreements and design documents, and reviewing literature I haven’t read since my field prelim. Preparing for my proposal defense helped Read more...