2-Research

URGENT ALERT: IdeaMason discount

IdeaMason is a truly remarkable, but little-known program for writers.
Why is it so little known? Frankly, the program at first sight is very intimidating: it looks different, and it performs differently. It is not easy to understand right off, even though the homepage offers lots of instructional videos. The power of […]

Bits and Pieces for Writers

I’ve come across a few items on the internet that may be of interest to you, so here they are:
Gateway to Research Resources
The blog Write to Done carries a recent guest column by Clay Collins which is the best post I’ve seen anywhere about the various online options for serious research. I do tons […]

Odds and Ends from a Weekend of Browsing

After weeks of travelling and tending to pressing matters upon my return home, I finally found some time for browsing — and I’ve come up with some useful tidbits for writers.
55 Top Reference Websites — I’ve bookmarked this most helpful directory at eBizMBA. It was written for university students now that research paper time […]

Research and Writing: Keeping Track of Sources

Tackling a book project entailing massive research is a daunting task.  Yet it sometimes yields best-selling books.  Just look at David McCullough’s 1776, Stephen Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage and Nathaniel Philbrick’s Mayflower and In the Heart of the Sea, all New York Times best-sellers in recent years, all pulling together an amazing amount of data that […]

How to Cite: Help is one click away

For writers engaging in research that must be cited, footnoted, or included in a bibliography, face a bewildering array of citation styles:  the Modern Language Association [MLA], American Psychological Association [APA], Chicago Style Manual and others.
For free guidance, check out Citation Styles Online:
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
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