Here’s a special blog, on a special day – not the usual Wednesday Weekly Writing Tip. Congratulations to Simon Wutherich, for winning the beautiful Sunflowers in Blue oil painting. Your generous donation of $700 is going to a worthy and needy cause, the Ukraine...

Reviewing my previous blogs, I realize it’s been a long time since I’ve posted a new Weekly Writing Tip. I was surprised to discover I didn’t add any new material in 2021. Ah well, we all had big hopes that things would return close to “normal” during 2021, but the...

Today’s blog isn’t about writing manuscripts. Rather, it’s about something just as important – attending conferences to share your research and learn from others. Based on my Twitter feed, many graduate students feel a bit anxious or intimidated about attending their...