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About Dan Smith
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I have been a professional writer and editor for more than 30 years, taught speech and English composition at the university level, and have developed speech and English composition courses and seminars for businesses. I am experienced in editing a wide variety of materials, especially business, scientific, and other academic papers. I am familiar with all the major style guides.

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college writting10/15/2009Dan Smith
  Q: I had to interview someone in child protective custody for my writing class.Know my question is how ...
  A: Your instructor should have given you instructions on how the report should be formatted. Ask him ...
articles in journals10/12/2009Dan Smith
  Q: I hope I've come to the right place! I have a few fairly basic questions about submitting articles ...
  A: 1. No. For example, Einstein as a Swiss patent clerk when he submitted his articles. 2. I am not ...
Utopia Project9/14/2009Kari Lomanno
  Q: I have to create my own utopia, an idealistic country with its own history and map. I have to make ...
  A: Sounds like an interesting project. The first thing to do is relax. It sounds like you have a great ...
founding fathers9/11/2009Kari Lomanno
  Q: do you think our founding father's approve or disapprove of our government today?
  A: This is a great question, although not really related to writing. I know Thomas Jefferson ...
Admissions Essay9/10/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: I am applying to the University of Texas as a transfer student. The admissions essay topic is : "The ...
  A: Shane, UT wants to know why you think you want to attend school there. They want to know why you ...
Help with Summary9/9/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: I hope I'm doing this correctly but, I have a "Long Summary" due on Tuesday. I've been working on ...
  A: Olivia, I can't tell if you've paragraphed this correctly. I also don't know if you have a word ...
I want some advice about my essay9/5/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: Elana. I'm preparing TOEFL now and the following is one of my essays. Would you give some advices on ...
  A: Since I'm not familiar with the grading standards of the TOEFL I can't say for sure how your essay ...
hi9/2/2009Dan Smith
  Q: Did you know without these three college strategies you probably won’t be able to make it through ...
  A: Generally, you should not use contractions in formal writing exercises. If you insist, they need ...
Writer's Block8/22/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: I was wondering if you have any suggestions to "cure" writer's block? I have tried everything that ...
  A: I'm sorry for my delay in responding. I wish I had a magic cure for you, but I don't. But I do have ...
subject-object complement7/4/2009Dan Smith
  Q: What is your position on subject complement agreement? It seems as though more and more writers are ...
  A: I regard such disagreements as entirely incorrect. I don't write such sentences. In the case of the ...
Fee6/3/2009Dan Smith
  Q: I know this site is free but in case I need to check a very long essay, how much would you charged ...
  A: I charge by the piece. I'd need for you to send it to me and let me take a look. Then, I would give ...
APA Format6/3/2009Dan Smith
  Q: My professor says that every assignment must be written in APA Format. The first class assignment is ...
  A: Usually, when instructors make such a specification they are referring to the citation and ...
Plagiarism?5/21/2009Dan Smith
  Q: If you have a report to do and you have to research articles online for it and you reword the ...
  A: A bibliography is just the list of the sources you have cited in your manuscript. It doesn't say ...
Plagiarism?5/20/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: If you have a report to do and you have to research articles online for it and you reword the ...
  A: Corrina, If you simply reword something you've read elsewhere, without giving credit to the source, ...
proofreading4/23/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: Please help me proofread the two short essay questions below: 1. What was the scariest thing that ...
  A: For one, the only change I would make would be to say "Suddenly, I was awakened," "I woke up because ...
English 124/23/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: im doing a comparison and contrast essay on canada and the USA .i have an outline but how do i go ...
  A: Having an outline is great! That's the hard part, actually. Since you have an outline, basically ...
Query Regarding APA Style4/20/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: I am writing my Masters thesis using the APA style and have two questions: 1. In my table of ...
  A: I'd have to consult my APA manual to answer your question and I don't have access to it at the ...
tests4/20/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I have two science tests, three English tests and two math tests in two weeks time. I'm really ...
  A: Sure. :) 1) Take each test at a time. Concentrate on the test that is coming up the fastest, since ...
proofreading and sentences4/17/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I have revised part of a composition as follow. Please help me with the following questions. The ...
  A: 1) I don't think you even need the last sentence of the first paragraph. I say this only because the ...
proofreading and sentences4/16/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I have revised part of a composition as follow. Please help me with your feedback. Topic: What ...
  A: 1) The edit is better to me, but use "troublesome" or "worrisome" rather than "worrying." (Worrying ...
inquiry4/16/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I'm supposed to be writing an inquiry for an English assignment but i'm having some trouble. i ...
  A: My understanding of inquiry is that it is a question regarding some issue of public interest. It's ...
Turning Point in my story4/14/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I am writing a story for my english class and I am wondering what should happen. My story is about 4 ...
  A: It's really up to you. If you need help deciding, try brainstorming about the consequences of each ...
literary essay4/8/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: My son used "I" in a direct quote in a literary essay. It was a quote directly word for word, from ...
  A: There are numerous handbooks for academic writers on the market. Diana Hacker has authored many of ...
Motocross3/31/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I'm having a hard time finding any scholarly research on motocross. I have a paper due soon and ...
  A: Have you looked on database sites like Eric? If you haven't already done so, you should investigate ...
help ASAP3/24/2009Dan Smith
  Q: Hey, PLEASE READ I KNOW YOU ARE A CREATIVE MIND ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE WILL BE APPRECIATED. Hi I'm in ...
  A: Those look like OK steps to me. A poster or a PowerPoint presentation would be fine. Either of your ...
review3/23/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I had written an essay regarding my career gal and objective. Can you please review it and give me ...
  A: I think the essay is decent, but I would suggest the following: "Career" essays really need to show ...
Review3/23/2009Dan Smith
  Q: I had written an essay regarding my career gal and objective. Can you please review it and give me ...
  A: For the past 2 years I have been planning to earn an MBA. I am excited now to be on the cusp of ...
Term Paper/Essay3/18/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: I am doing a term paper/essay for two different classes. It has been 20 years since I last took a ...
  A: Well, I think the best way to start is by starting. Allow yourself to freewrite without thinking ...
APA formatting3/17/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: We had to interview someone by asking a lot of questions. I have the answers to the questions but am ...
  A: APA generally uses double spacing with single spaces between sentences. The following is quoted from ...
Starting off an essay with a block quote3/16/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: In terms of layout and formatting, how do I present a block quote, at the top of the first page, ...
  A: This depends on the style you are required to use for your paper. Try to find this out from your ...
essay3/12/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I have some other questions about the rest of the essay that we discussed earlier. The third ...
  A: 1) I think the last version is best. You clearly show the effect of being frustrated and introduce ...
essay3/12/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I have some questions about part of an essay and its revised version. The first paragraph of the ...
  A: 1) I prefer the revised opening sentence. You use a plural "people" and then ask what leads to ...
essay3/12/2009Elana Peled, Ed.D.
  Q: I have some questions about part of a short essay and its revised version. The first paragraph of ...
  A: Q1 & Q2: Don't ask questions. Make assertions. Don't use "we." And don't say "in my opinion" as it's ...
Analysis of a Social Problem3/8/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: I need to write an analysis of a social problem for my application into Social Work. I've been out ...
  A: The first thing you need to do is remain calm. :) After that, you need to define your thesis ...
Cheating?3/4/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: Example: What if Jenna and Jane are studying for a test. Jenna has already taken the test but is ...
  A: This is tricky because of the way some teachers operate. I honestly have had teachers in the past ...
Cheating?2/25/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: Well I Tried to erase the ones in the book but I remembered them.I already knew the material and I ...
  A: You can't feel bad for having a good memory. :) As long as you are working through the ...
Cheating?2/25/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: Okay so I was in class and I had to work on a computer with my partner.But even though we had to ...
  A: This one is a fine line. If you knew for sure that the answers were correct, this shows you ...
Cheating?2/25/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: Okay so I was in class and I had to work on a computer with my partner.But even though we had to ...
  A: The most common example of cheating I think of is getting answers to a test ahead of time, or using ...
Cheating?2/25/2009Wanda Thibodeaux
  Q: Okay so I was in class and I had to work on a computer with my partner.But even though we had to ...
  A: Cheating in my opinion is a deliberate attempt to use another person's knowledge or ability in place ...
A couple of questions1/25/2009Dan Smith
  Q: I have to write a small term paper on EU customs, but for some reason I am not convince of the ...
  A: Try this. <<Depending on the reason goods are imported, different procedures are followed by ...

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