Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Maintaining Focus


Focus, in writing, is basically staying on course and greatly limiting the amount of extra material within a paper. Basically, focus = thesis. As a writer, you will wish to mention only the things in your paper that will be mentioned in your thesis. If a subject is taken out of your paper, that subject needs to be removed from the thesis. Also, if a subject is added to your paper, then it needs to be added to your thesis. Remember, one can always edit their thesis.
To maintain focus while writing, the writer can set their own deadlines for each step of their paper. An example of this is to have all of your research gathered one day, perhaps a few days later be able to summarize what is in each source, a few days later finish the rough draft, and finally, have the final due at least two days before it is due. Individuals can prevent procrastination and frustration by following a similar deadline schedule.
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