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Welcome to Dr Malini Devadas, MD Writing and Editing webinarThe four stages of academic writing

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If you are having any issues please let me know so I can try and assist Nicole

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PhD candidate in Health at UC

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Research Officer

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Thank you for letting Malini know where you are joining from at what level you are at :)

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staying focused

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What is your biggest problem with academic writing?

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waiting for supervisors' feedback takes forever

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Finding and making the time what are the problems?

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working full time now, 8 to 6, back home with 3 kids, work chores until 10 pm..and then.. flat......

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I want to create a diary appointment.

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value my time more

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Diary appointment and block time

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schedule in time to write and treat it like a meeting and physcially move so people think I'm in a meeting

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making the time to write - put it in the diary, and PROTECT that times lot. And WRITE during that time

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I already put it in the diary but I keep pushing the "meetings" with myself back- so I will work on this mindset! Keep the meeting!

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Value my time more and schedule time block to focus writing

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Set aside specific time for writing.

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I think it's because my ideas are not clear at that stage.

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I am not sure if my story will be interesting.

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reading the literature provides the chunks but creating own story is harder

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lack of organization

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Also because I want to cram in this story several stories

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I get too close to see what others need to see, so I don't form a clear argument

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I need to stay focussed on my story

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trying to write academically but interesting story

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have too many things to describe in a manuscript

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elevator pitch type summary of paper

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Create a short summary of my paper

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Talk to an advisor or professor

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plan my core argument and share it with a trusted colleague for feedback

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meeting with coauthor this afternoon to discuss progress of manuscript

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I will tell my story to non-scientists. Try to explain it in simpler terms.

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crete mind maps and "storyboards" :)

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Great idea! MInd maps and storyboards.

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My version of the information

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I fee llike I have all these ideas and don't know where to start

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my take on it

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What to write in the Discussion. What to highlight?

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making it sound intelligent!

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It's difficult to write up introduction section and the discussion

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Sometimes I go on and on on the same topic

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Citation

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I go around in circles

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discussion

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I will plan, and make an outline

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I need to carefully plan my draft.

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outline each paragraph

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Plan and make an outline

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plan each paragraph (maybe with a topic sentence each) and get feedback

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I will have the idea for the story first and then try to create the outline based on that story

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Discuss with other people

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The outline idea matches the talking over and they reinforce each other - and you can refine as you go between one and the other

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Do outline and discuss with supervisor.

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write the structure first (headings and sub-headings for example)

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I do that

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guilty!

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yes!

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I have in the past.

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I think it’s one way that I procrastinate

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yes. I like that...”writing is creative and editing is analytical”

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No.

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Other than reading something over, I don't know how to edit. I gave some stuff to my parents to pick up the things I missed...

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I think it relates to not having a clear plan - I currently have sub-heading of what to write in which sections

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I follow the journal instructions

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is my writing succinct and easy to read?

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not by myself but send to professional editor

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I check the voice. The consistency of my style.

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don’t write and edit simultaneously

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don't write and edit at the same time.

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do one editing task at a time

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Look critically at every word

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not proof read in the early stages.

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I will follow your suggested stages of editing.

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write first and then allow some ddays to pass and review and edit

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focus on editing as an intentional multi-stage process, with a specific aim for each.

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read the whole, then down to paragraph, then sentence then word...

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print and read!

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print in A3

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We will be having a Q& A session please pop any questions for Malini in the Q&A box at the bottom of your screens

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block time and schedule it in my calendar

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time to write in diary

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write the outline or skeleton to get it clear in my head

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I will protect my time to write, because without that I'll never get to the rest

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create the diary appointment

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Block out time to write

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Write my story into 1-2 sentences.

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allocate time to each section of the paper

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blocking out time to write and treating it like a meeting with someone

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Schedule writing blocks

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map the story and summarize an outline. Just do it!!!

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Pop any question you have in the Q&A box at the bottom of your screens

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Loved this seminar!!

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thank you so much

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awesome practical ideas - thank you!

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Thanks all

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THANK YOU ALL!

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Thanks!

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thank you