Talking about …Writing & Publishing

Purdue UniversityOctober 20, 2010

Michael M.

Grant

http://viral-notebook.com

Why are you publishing?

Writing should be a challenge not a

chore.

Writing is teaching.Writing is learning.

"There is no such thing as good writing. There is only good rewriting.”

– Harry Shaw

"Books are not written--they're rewritten.”

– Michael Crichton

"Good writing is essentially rewriting.”– Roald Dahl

"I have never thought of myself as a good writer. . . . But I’m one of the world’s great rewriters.”

– James Michener

Fake it till you make it.

(No, not really.)

Follow models until you’ve internalized

the structures.

You are writing…

… a report of research.(not a journal article or dissertation)

… a review of related research.

(not a literature review)

Use a research cycle.

(…if it works for you.)

Study 3

Publish

Revise report

Submit for publication

Revise report

Present research

Study 2

Publish

Revise report

Submit for publication

Study 1

Research Cycle

The Design of Technology-enhanced Learning

Environments

Graphic & Instructional Designs to

Support Learning

Key Learner

Characteristics

Be familiar with the journal’s articles.

(Because the reviewers will be.)

Consider an online/OA journal(Highest rigor v. Widest reach)

Sole author v. Collaborations

Review manuscripts & presentation

proposals.

Consider a writing circle.

Find out where your “idols” are publishing.

(But don’t get hung up on where they are publishing now. Maybe go

back in time.)

Technical DetailsGet the author guidelines for the journal you are submitting to and ensure your manuscript conforms

exactly to those guidelines.—from Dr. Dan Surry

Technical Detailsspealcheck! speelchek!

Spellchec!—from Randy VanVoorhis

Do not get discouraged with feedback and or

rejections. The process is about improvement.

Reflect, revise, and resubmit - but maybe

not at the same journal.— Dr. Chuck Hodges

Revise & resubmit as soon as you can.

Publishing = Persistence + Perseverance.

— Dr. Janna Siegel-Robertson