You began with a research question or an idea, and developed it through a series of notes and drafts; at some point you have a manuscript, and you are ready for the next big step: publication. The process of writing and editing a manuscript can be daunting, time consuming, overwhelming, maybe even baffling.
How do experienced scholars progress from a draft manuscript to a publishable work of scholarship? Professor Cynthia Buckley will walk us through her own process, using an example manuscript to model her revision choices, as she works towards a final, publishable draft.
Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions, and to learn more about solving problems at multiple levels of revision:
- The article level:
- Organizing and reorganizing sections and paragraphs
- Writing section headings
- The paragraph level:
- Examples of effective paragraphs
- Examples of ineffective paragraphs
- Techniques for improving ineffective paragraphs
- The sentence level:
- Examples of effective sentences
- Examples of ineffective sentences
- Techniques for improving ineffective sentences
- Other style considerations:
- Changing the tone of an existing manuscript for a different audience
- Word choice considerations, and revising for diction.
- Responding to editorial guidance and reviews:
- Examples of how to incorporate the recommendations of reviewers
- Examples of situations where one might choose not to incorporate the suggestions of reviewers, and how to handle that important decision.
Date: Friday, February 18, 2022
Time: 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
Place: Zoom (Meeting link will be sent after participant registers)
This opportunity is also available online.
Register for The Manuscript: Social Sciences Edition
