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Tools that writers, translators, and editors can use to improve the quality of their work, as well as their time spent working—from indispensable reference books and handy apps to life-changing office furniture. Please contact Winnie at winifredabird[at]yahoo.co.jp to suggest items for review, comment on the reviews published here, or volunteer to be a guest reviewer.
April 1, 2016
SWET Toolbox: Academic Writing Book Review
They Say, I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing, by Gerald Graff and Cathy Burkenstein. New York: W. W. Norton, February 2014, 352 pages. ISBN: 978-0-393-90534-2. (e-book here)
Reviewed by Winifred A. Bird
Several years ago, I happened to pick up this book from a free-box near a college campus in California. The compact volume, which provides... more
March 9, 2016
SWET Toolbox: Three Apps for Improving Productivity
By Winifred A. Bird
This January 1, I sat down with my journal and resolutely promised myself to achieve work-life balance. This is becoming something of a New Year’s ritual for me. I work from home as a writer and translator, and I don’t have kids, so work tends to spread over my life like an out-of-control kudzu vine. Every year... more