wikiHow: How to Find Your “Writing Nest”

An article on the wiki site, wikiHow, entitled “How to Find Your ‘Writing Nest”” observes:
As a writer you’ve probably struggled with finding a place to write where you feel inspired and relaxed. You may think that Lady Muse is just being cruel that day but it actually has something to do with your right and [...]

Inside Higher Ed: A Regular Writing Routine

An article in last week’s Inside Higher Ed might be of interest to nurse writers. The first installment in a four-part series, “A Regular Writing Routine” by Peg Boyle Single, dismisses the myths that large blocks of uninterrupted time (I know you’ve got LOTS of that!) and inspiration/motivation are required to get the job done.
The [...]

Inside Higher Ed: Correcting APA Style Guide

In an article “Correcting a Style Guide” in today’s Inside Higher Ed, reporter Jennifer Epstein writes:
Scholars turn to style manuals for guidance in authoring error-free manuscripts, but what happens when the manual itself is laden with errors?
Users of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association are trying to answer that question now, after the [...]

New Academic Year

Many readers of NursingWriting (but not all by any means) are associated with academic institutions, where we are engaged in the beginning of a new academic year.
Sunday’s New York Times included advice to new college students from respected professors. Excerpts here:
I would advise students to take a composition course even if they have tested out [...]