Making Writing a Successful & Enjoyable Experience Kathryn Yorkston, Ph. D. Professor Rehabilitation Medicine University of Washington
The truth about writing Travel is only glamorous in retrospect. (Paul Thoreau, travel write) z Writing is only glamorous in retrospect (Kathy Yorkston, Apprentice writer)
The truth about writing Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go. (E L Doctorow) z Writing fosters learning about your topic
The truth about writing Reading maketh a full man, conversation a ready man, and writing an exact man. (F. Bacon) • Writing is mandatory for a scholarly career
The truth about writing Writing is a dreadful Labour, yet not so dreadful as Idleness. (Thomas Carlyle: 1795 -1881) z Writing must compete with other activities
The truth about writing Writing, at its best, is a lonely life. Organizations for writers palliate the writer's loneliness, but I doubt if they improve his writing. . (Ernest Hemingway) z Writing is a solitary activity
The truth about writing Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe. (J. G. Dunne) z Writing is a craft requiring y. The Right Techniques y. The Right Tools
Writing is. . . z z z Not glamorous Fosters learning Mandatory for an scholarly career Must compete with other activities A solitary activity A craft requiring techniques & tools
Overview of this talk z Techniques y. Managing competing activities y. Finding the right collaborators z Tools (beyond the basics) y. Word Processor Tools y. Reference management y. Search large literature databases y. Personal Planner
Managing the Competition • Transitions out of the exterior deadlines of student-hood • Deadlines imposed by students, clinical work, committees • Moving from deadline-driven to an integrated schedule
Scheduled Writing z. During my writing time, I would rather do anything else. Writing is lonely, solitary work. Crises of confidence are common. Positive reinforcement is uncertain and delayed. When I think about being a “writer, ” I imagine lots of positive feelings, however, when I actually write, it just feel like hard work. Beukelman, 1999
Schedule-driven writing z. Write everyday z. Finish each day with 3 tasks to start the next morning z. Measure success by time not product z. Limit your writing time (maybe 2 hrs/day) z. Accept solitary (not social) nature of writing z. Abandon perfection but accept progress
Finding the right writing partners z. Know what you are getting into z. Avoid binge writers z. Ping pong writing style z. Expect honesty not politeness z. Others. .
Tools: Beyond the basics z. Word Processor Tools z. Reference Management z. Search Literature - Large Databases z. Personal Planner
Customizing a To. C z. Customize style, e. g. APA z. Insert the right heading levels as you write z. Look at your To. C - Use it to organize your writing z. Share it with our co-authors
Benefits of a Good To. C z. Helps you organize your first draft z. Including it on the first page, orients your collaborators z. Automatically puts you in APA style z. Prevents heading problems that are redflags to reviewers
Reference Management z. Learn the basics of a program and then use it to: y. Save time y. Prevent reference errors (also a red flag to reviewers) z. Advanced tip y. Using Endnote to organize your article collection
Key word info 1. Yorkston KM, Klasner ER, Swanson KM. Communication in context: A qualitative study of the experiences of individuals with multiple sclerosis. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology 2001; 10: 126 -137 (file # 861 speech language cognition fatigue).
Search literature databases z. Basics y. Get to know your library & librarian y. Use automated searches z. Advanced tips y. Use well-structured Tables of Evidence (Garrard J, 1999)
Tables of Evidence z. Allow you to focus on what’s important to you z. Tell a story if you read them in chronological order z. Allow your students to help
Personal Planner z. Develop a collection habit z. Work toward “a mind like water” y. Get things out of your head y. Put them in a collection system you can trust y. Let your mind do other things
Readings: v Allen, D. (2001). Getting things done: The Art of stress-free productivity. New York: Viking. v Boice R: Professors as writers: A self-help guide to productive writing. Stillwater, OK, New Forums Press, 1990. v Garrard J: Health sciences literature review made easy: The matrix method. Gaithersburg, MD, Aspen Publishing, 1999.
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