Web Resources
Selected web resources from the book's Appendix B are available for your further exploration of topics.
Maintain motivation
The Academic Ladder: http://www.academicladder.com
Academic Writing Club: http://academicwritingclub.com
Author Aid (support for international authors wishing to publish in English-language journals): www.authoraid.info
Emphasis on Excellence: www.meggin.com
Get a Life, PhD: http://getalifephd.blogspot.com
Nackoney, C. K. (dissertation coaching): http://embracinglifesjourneyinc.weebly.com
Publication Coach: www.publicationcoach.com
Scott, S. J. (2015). Develop good habits: A better life, one habit at a time. Retrieved from http://www.developgoodhabits.com/about-s-j-scott/
Scott, S.J.’s blog: www.developgoodhabits.com
Text and Academic Authors Association (offers an online community of/for academic writers): http://www.taaonline.net
Learn more
The Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Handle specific issues/tasks
Docear (software for managing large writing projects, with mind-mapping tool and reference management software): www.docear.com
EndNote (reference/citation manager): http://www.endnote.com/
Grammarly (grammar checker): http://www.grammarly.com
Mind-mapping tools:
CMaptools: www.cmaptools.com
Coggle (interfaces with your Google accounts): www.goggle.it
Lucid chart: www.lucidchart.com
OneLook Reverse Dictionary: http://www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
Pomodoro technique (for timing your work and your breaks):
http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/ (the website)
http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/resources/ThePomodoroTechnique_v1-3.pdf (the pdf)
ProWritingAid (grammar and style checker): www.prowritingaid.com
Readability Calculator: http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_ improve.jsp
RefWorks (reference/citation manager): http://www.refworks.com
Scrivener (writing software—helpful with large projects): http://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener.php
Templates for sentences in academic writing: www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk
Visual Thesaurus: www.visualthesaurus.com
Display data in graphs, figures, and tables
Gapminder: http://www.gapminder.org
Have some fun
Cham, J. (all books containing Jorge Cham’s comic strips from Piled higher and deeper—PhD): http://phdcomics.com
Clark, H. Funds for writers (offers a very nice weekly newsletter with ads from publishers who pay for writers’ work. Also offered: listings of conferences, retreats, and other helpful resources): www.fundsforwriters.com
Dr. Wicked (a fun tool to help you practice writing fast, without stopping to think): http://writeordie.com/
Sword, H. (2012). YouTube video: Beware of nominalizations (aka zombie nouns): https://youtu.be/dNlkHtMgcPQ