What advice would I now give to someone writing his/her first scientific paper?

There is several words of advice that I would give someone who is writing their first scientific paper.Such as:

• The first being start on your papers early and do as much research as possible. It is better to have more information than you need rather than not having enough to support all the ideas you wish to cover.

• Put allot of thought in the direction and point you want to make with your paper early on that way you can focus on the right type of information.

• Be sure to have enough scientific information to be able to back up the point you are trying to argue. If you do not have enough it will not come across as a professional paper.

• Always keep an open mind when you are getting peer and professor reviews. Sometimes a fresh set of eyes can give you a great view or may see mistakes that you do not. It is always a great thing to get another persons take on your paper. This way you can see if it makes sense to others like it does to you.

• Be sure you know how to recite your references in APA format. If you do not make sure you ask.

•  Lastly, do not wait until the last minute to submit your paper because you never know what can go wrong. I learnt that first hand and my laptop crashed so I had to submit my paper late.

This class is very informative and will teach you allot about becoming a good writer and how to write a great paper. Just be sure to keep an open mind!

Do I feel nervous, accomplished, or just plain tired?

I would have to say with my paper being almost done I feel nervous, accomplished, and just plain tired! I am nervous because I do not know what others will think about my paper and I am not sure that I did it right. I can say that I never feel truly confident of my writing and will continue to be nervous until I get my grade for my paper back. However, I think it would be hard not to feel accomplished with all the research, writing, and revision that I have put into this paper. I believe that it is a huge accomplishment to write a paper of any kind. Who isn't tired when they go through normal everyday life and then have school to do on top of? I for one am very tired and am looking forward to the week off that we get. But I know that even though I am tired and seem burnt out that it will all be worth it in the end when I get my degree. That will make all the late nights and rushing worth it. I just need to keep my eyes on the prize!
When I feel overwhelmed or stressed out I just keep thinking how it good I will feel in the end when I can say I did!

Will I Go On With My Blog

I would have to sadly say that I will not continue on with writing on my blog after this class is over. I just don't think that blogging is my cup of tea. Then again it could be that I really didn't get much feedback to make me want to go on. Then again I didn't give much feedback to others so I guess you get what you give.