Writing Your Dissertation In Fifteen Min

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Expert writing advice from the editor of the Boston Globe best-seller The Writer's Home Companion Dissertation writers need strong practical advice as well as someone to assure them that their struggles aren't unique Joan Bolker midwife to more than one hundred dissertations & co-founder of the Harvard Writing Center offers invaluable suggestions for the graduate-student writer Using positive reinforcement she begins by reminding thesis writers that being able to devote themselves to a project that truly interests them can be a pleasurable adventure She encourages them to pay close attention to their writing method in order to discover their individual work strategies that promote productivity; to stop feeling fearful that they may disappoint their advisors or family members; & to tailor their theses to their own writing style & personality needs Using field-tested strategies she assists the student through the entire thesis-writing process offering advice on choosing a topic & an advisor on disciplining one's self to work at least fifteen minutes each day; setting short-term deadlines on revising & defing the thesis & on life & publication after the dissertation Bolker makes writing the dissertation an enjoyable challenge