Zack's Log

This 5th blog post for Writing the Field takes looks at what I consider a great article and a poor one. I will primarily examine writing style and form, and other aspects relating to structure.

I do realize that I’ve been neglecting this blog since the start of the winter break, and I must get back to posting updates and thoughts concerning my honours project. Since the new semester started I’ve been working on more data entry, working with books obtained through Carleton’s interlibrary loan office. Many of the books [...]

Over the past few days I’ve been experimenting with Scrivener, an organizational tool for people who write essays, screenplays, or other lengthy papers. Usually academics use traditional word processors such as Microsoft Word, LibreOffice or Apple Pages, but Scrivener can hardly fit into the same category. Instead of focusing on content creation, Scrivener’s main appeal is its [...]