WERD Coach Youth
Creating your Future
By Shelley-Ann
/ August 28, 2023
This week is preparation week as many parents and children get ready to head back out to school. For most,...
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Answering Inferential Questions
By Shelley-Ann
/ June 15, 2023
Good afternoon everyone, while I was reviewing the information on Literal and Implied meaning, I came across some additional details...
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How to Spot Literal or Implied Meaning
By Shelley-Ann
/ June 13, 2023
Good evening everyone, so far in our comprehension series, we've looked at different types of comprehension questions, reading and writing...
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WERD Coach Creative
Lie #10 – I need to build a brand first
By Shelley-Ann
/ October 11, 2023
One of the greatest fears of new and emerging authors is that they’re unknown. We often think that the only...
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Lie #9 – I’ll finish this after…(insert your latest obsession)
By Shelley-Ann
/ September 27, 2023
Distractions are everywhere and there is study after study lamenting the woes of waning attention spans. But you’re a writer...
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Lie #8 – My Writing Needs to Be Perfect
By Shelley-Ann
/ July 12, 2023
As an editor, the idea of getting writing to be “perfect” is always at the back of my mind. When...
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WERD Coach Academic
Qualitative vs. Quantitative Research
By Shelley-Ann
/ April 11, 2023
Research is an essential tool used to gather information, analyze data, and draw conclusions about a particular topic. Research can...
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The Importance of Citations
By Shelley-Ann
/ April 11, 2023
I had a conversation this evening with a graduate student about references and citations. Even when students think they have...
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How to Avoid Self-Plagiarism
By Shelley-Ann
/ April 11, 2023
Self-plagiarism is defined as recycling or reusing one's own specific words from previously published work in new work. In much...
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