1. Writing for Publication
Kaleidoscope
TED, 2016
Michael S. Rosenberg, PhD
SUNY New Paltz

2. Advance Organizer Background: Developing a Writer’s Toolkit
What to Write: Selecting a Program of Research
How to Write: General and Specific Strategies

3. Background: Having A Writer’s Toolkit
From Stephen King’s “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft”
What is In the Toolkit?
Read a lot –Write a lot
Recognize that Inspiration Comes From Everywhere….Yet Have a Space of Your Own
Know the Conventions
Fiction
Non-Fiction

4. Background: Having A Writer’s Toolkit
What is In the Toolkit? – more
Organized Thinking: From Your Head to the Heads of Others
Provide Good Descriptions—(Think cookbook)
Facility for Revision: The Value of Other’s Eyes
Ideas
Experiences
Needs

5. Background: Understanding the Process
Tips for Writing Less Badly (Munger, 2010)
Writing is An Exercise
Set Goals Based on Output, Not Input
Find a Voice; Don’t Just “Get Published”
Give Yourself Time
Everyone’s Unwritten Work Is Brilliant
Pick a Puzzle (or a Logic Model or Graphic)
Write First…Squeeze the Other Things
Not all thoughts are profound (and some of the most profound thoughts are wrong)
Edit, Edit, and Edit some more…

6. Selecting a program of research
What to Write
Selecting a program of research

7. General and specific writing strategies
How to Write
General and specific writing strategies
General Writing Strategies
Writing Style Guidelines- From APA
Integration and Synthesis
Reviewing the Literature
Common Errors in Technical Writing
Developing the Logic for Your Proposal

8. How to Write: General Strategies
Be Very Explicit
Tell them what they are going to get
Give it to them
Tell them what they got
Be An Active Rather Than A Passive Writer
Direct the reader
Know the point
Relate aspects of the paper to the point

9. How to Write: General Strategies
Be An Organized Writer
Think of the logic of what you want to say (the “so what” principle)
Think clearly and succinctly
Know the major themes of what you want to say
Use an advance organizer as your first paragraph

10. How to Write: General Strategies
Use paragraphing correctly (Use a metacognitive self-check)
Is the paragraph short?
Does the first sentence of the paragraph convey the main point of the paragraph?
Does each sentence relate to the main point?
Does the sentence you just read relate to the previous sentence?
Does the paragraph relate to the previous paragraph?

11. How to Write: General Strategies
Know your title: It prompts your logic

12. How to Write: General Strategies
Make Good Use of Your Time: Writing on the Run
Articulate and rehearse what you want to say
Outline the “soundbites” of your logic
Brainstorm of use graphic organizers.
Use verbal rehearsal in a user-friendly fashion.
Develop each of your soundbites
Transpose into APA format
Ensure that you are using effective paragraphing
Quit in the middle of a sentence

13. Writing Style Guidelines from APA
Use the Precise Word
Avoid ambiguous expressions
Word Choice (Data is plural)
Avoid colloquial expressions
Remember you are writing a technical document
Avoid Ambiguity by Using Referents Correctly
Orderly Presentation of Ideas
Advance organizers
Logical transitions
Use of headings to guide the reader

14. Writing Style Guidelines from APA
Economy of Expression
KISS principle
Short, simple sentences
Short paragraphs
Consideration of Reader
Criticism, Assistance, and Improvement
The Fine Line Between Citation and Theft
Use your own words
Limit use of direct quotes
Give credit to the concept

15. Integration and Synthesis
Definition
Outcome of Process
Finding Common Threads
Finding Important Differences
Organizing Your Thoughts
Application of Good Writing to Integration and Synthesis

16. Common Errors in Technical Writing
Style “Turn-Offs”
Grammatical Errors
Not having sufficient substance
Lack of coherence and clarity
No clear theme

17. Developing the Logic for Your Proposal
Use writing strategies to guide your logic
Use the triangle as a prompt

18. Thanks and Good Writing
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