Originally mentioned to me by Terry Royce of the Graduate Research School, a reverse outline is a tool that can help you analyse and critique the logical progression of your argument through your draft.
How to create a reverse outline:
September 2011
Shut up and Write: on being perfect
I've been asking people in our writing club about their writing anxieties. While there are comments about needing to learn about structure and grammar, there seems to be this feeling that they should be able to write perfectly in their first draft, starting at the introduction and working all the way down to the conclusion.
Shut up and write: On signal words and discourse markers
In the shut up and write workshop on Friday, Terry Royce shared a number of useful tips on academic writing. I was particularly taken with his comments on discourse markers and signal words in writing.
Shut up and Write: Academic Writing Clinic
Follow along with the writing club's academic writing clinic with Terry Royce.