Heather VanMouwerik is a Ph.D candidate in Russian History at the University of California, Riverside. Follow her on Twitter @HVanMouwerik or check out her website. Writing is hard. Five months ago, I ...

In one of the most powerful articles I have ever read about graduate education and academic life, scholar Susan Sidlauskas writes, “Dedicating yourself to a substantial, difficult project over a long ...

You may think about getting professional help when you don’t have sufficient time to complete your dissertation. In fact, this is arguably the most prevalent reason why students select custom writing ...

PhD candidate Allison Shelton admits she’s a procrastinator who suffers from writing anxiety. That could be a problem as she prepares to write her dissertation. She’s not alone. The transition from ...

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Writing (and defending) a thesis or dissertation can be a daunting process. However, some careful planning and consistency can make it all a lot less painful. Better yet, it can be actually pretty ...

For many early career scholars in the humanities and social sciences, it’s just a given: You turn your dissertation into a book. Not only that, but you begin doing so the moment you complete the Ph.D.