Improve Your Writing with Papercheck
Papercheck editors give advice for writers of all levels. |
| 1. Changes to MLA Handbook – 7th Edition |
| The 7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, recently released, has been updated to reflect more of the electronic world in which we live. Most of the changes included in the handbook are related in one way or another to the recognition that today’s writers rely on electronic sources and use electronic means to create their documents. |
| 2. Common Grammar Goofs |
| Lists like the following have been floating around high school and college classrooms, as well as workplaces, for years. They are believed to have begun in the 1970s, when George Trigg and William Safire each published their own lists. |
| 3. Plagiarism: What is it, what does it look like, and how to avoid it? |
| Perhaps the most serious crime (yes, crime) a student or researcher can commit is that of plagiarism. Plagiarism is the act of copying another person’s words and passing them off as if they are your own. It bears repeating: PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME in academia. |
| 4. Ensuring Consistency in Your Writing |
| Before submitting or distributing your essay, research report, email, or any other document, besides performing the usual spell checking and proofreading, you should make certain that your writing is consistent in terms of spellings, usages, and formatting. This is important for two reasons: it helps to guarantee the clarity of your message and it lends an appearance of professionalism to your document. |
| 5. APA Refresher |
| APA Refresher for the new APA writing style. |
| 6. Varying Your Vocabulary |
| Many words in the English language have synonyms. Using them in written material allows documents to sound more interesting by virtue of the fact that it helps the writer to avoid what might sound like repetitious phrases. |
| 7. Writing about Writing |
| Which tense should be used when writing about published content, whether fiction or non-fiction? Should descriptions of characters, scenes, concepts, and themes be written in the present or past tense?
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| 8. Dos and Don’ts List #1 |
| Dos and Don’ts List of Grammar |
| 9. Proofreading Your Document |
| Before you submit your academic or other paper for review, you should take a few minutes to carefully proofread and, if necessary, edit your work so that it reflects your best effort. |
| 10. Writing from an Objective Point of View |
| Research papers, as opposed to essays, letters, editorials, and other opinion pieces, should be based completely on academic investigation performed by the writer. All such documents should be written from the perspective of an uninvolved third party. The writer should not insert his or her opinion or tailor the document so that it is guided by a point of view. |
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