Leibovitz, D. P. (2005) Motivation. Handout produced for the Writing Tutorial Service of Carleton University, pp. 1-4, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1618.3521]

Abstract: Writing an academic paper may seem like hiking up an unfamiliar mountain without a trail map. The total effort is immense, you don’t know the area, and you may not feel fit enough to handle the stress. There is also a maze of trails: some trails are interesting, some tiresome and some simply leading nowhere. Where should you start, how should you start, and is it possible to leave your own mark?

Here are a few motivational techniques and ideas to get you climbing…

Links:

• This handout as PDF (local original, 234 KB)
• This handout as PDF @ WTS
• @academia.edu
• @frontiersin.org
• @researchgate.net
• @scholar.google.ca