The Writing Mind

create a writing habit

Cultivating the writing habit

New Year’s is a popular time for resolutions—a time to start anew. Perhaps you’ve been thinking about writing for publication but are…
publication practices

A guide for principled publishing

Nurse researchers receive much less funding from commercial companies than their physician colleagues, but those who do should be aware of a…
checklist

The value of checklists

Checklists have long been recognized as providing value to nurses and other clinicians engaging in patient care, with Atul Gawande touting their…
reference

What are reference formats?

When I speak to novice writers, one of the topics that frequently comes up is how to format references in the text…
author

Who is an author?

Determining who should be named as an author for an article isn’t as simple as it might seem, yet it’s critical to…
predatory journals

New report on predatory journals

A new international report on predatory journals tells an alarming tale—the organizations behind these journals are becoming more sophisticated, making detection more…
paragraphs

Powerful paragraphs

Proteins frequently are called the building blocks of life, and paragraphs the building blocks of an article. Thoughtfully crafted paragraphs keep readers’…
outline

The awesome outline

How can an outline be awesome? When it helps you write more efficiently and more effectively. Think of an outline as a…

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