LibGuides: Unblock Your Writing: Got Some Ideas...Now What?

If You've Got a Few Ideas Already

So you already have a few ideas for your paper topic? Great! Now, it's just a matter of narrowing things down and getting started. Check out these links to help you get going!

SPC Guide on Databases
The amount of research available on your topic may help you narrow it down and get started with your writing. This guide by librarian Paula Bagwell gives tips on using SPC's databases for your research.
Purdue OWL Writing Strategies
From the Purdue Online Writing Lab, this list of strategies for overcoming writer's block is especially helpful if you already have a topic or ideas for a topic.
3.0 Dissolving Writer's Block
Based on tips from The Writer's Way by Jack Rawlins, this link provides "Eight Ways to Conjure Your Writing Genie."
Prezi on Topic Selection and Narrowing
This presentation by Becky Canovan from the Charles C. Myers Library provides an interactive view of the process for selecting and narrowing a writing topic. Great if you've already got a bunch of broad ideas from which to choose.

Choosing a Topic and Starting an Outline

This video by David Taylor from the University of Maryland provides some great tips on narrowing down to a writeable topic and getting started on your outline.

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