Ask Dr. Editor is a monthly column by Letitia Henville, a freelance academic editor at shortishard.ca. She earned her PhD in English literature from the University of Toronto. Have a question about academic writing or editing? Send it to her at shortishard.ca/contact.
Early career researchers tend to be too cautious when budgeting, but if you justify your costs in detail, you will show the reviewers that you have considered all options.
When you need to explain a niche subject to a broader audience, contextualizing big numbers and using sensory metaphors can help to explain your research.
By cutting words like ‘is’ and ‘very’, you’ll be able to significantly reduce your word count.
By humanizing your data, your grant will be more memorable and compelling.
Sometimes it isn’t just that certain terms offend people, it’s that the use of this language also implies a particular way of thinking.
Studies have shown that articles and manuscripts reviewed by a professional editor end up being better received by peer reviewers.
Advice for preparing your PowerPoints for September.
Programs like U of T’s Scholars-in-Residence offer students the opportunity to dive into a project and discover whether academic research is for them.
Material that may appear to be too different can sometimes make the book stronger and better.
Why six former academics decided to launch themselves into the world of research grants support.
This part of your manuscript should contain the appropriate content in the appropriate structure and also be convincing and easy to understand.
