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The Ink Spot,
KSU Writing Center
Room 337, ASB

 

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Our writing handouts...
  • help with citations.
  • include MLA and APA formatting.
  • guide you through any papers.
  • bolster your résumé.
  • answer your writing questions.
  • can be viewed and printed anytime.
  • are already printed in the Writing Center.

 


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Neither KSU nor the Writing Center are sponsored by any of the following creators or their publishers.

Structure and Tutorials

• 11 steps to structuring a science paper editors will take seriously
     ∼ great tutorial for writing effective scientific papers
     ∼ Angel Borja, PhD | Elsevier

• Guidelines for Writing Scientific Papers
     ∼ detailed breakdown of scientific paper sections
     ∼ Colorado College | Honors Organismal Biology Laboratory

• Scientific Writing Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide to Undergraduate Writing in the Biological Sciences
     ∼ tutorial designed specifically for undergraduate writing
     ∼ Ecological Society of America Bulletin

• Six Features of Science-Themed Writing
     ∼ quick tips on scientific paper sections
     ∼ Brandeis University | University Writing Program

Aims and Objectives

• Aims and Objectives: A Guide for Academic Writing
     ∼ explains the difference between and importance of research aims and objectives
     ∼ DiscoverPhDs

Useful Scientific Verbs

• Actions Verbs for Use in Developing Objectives
     ∼ list of useful scientific verbs
     ∼ Drexel University | Continuing Medical Education Program

• Essential Scientific Action Verbs
     ∼ list of useful scientific verbs
     ∼ uploaded by lizdianethvenado4 | Scribd

• Coming in 2026!

 
 

All research is provided through the KSU Library. If you have questions or need assistance, contact them HERE.

• KSU Library Databases
     ∼ free student access to various databases across multiple disciplines and majors
     ∼ if no access, guaranteed interlibrary loan

• Google Scholar
     ∼ academic search engine that can search multiple databases at once
     ∼ no guaranteed access, potential interlibrary loan

• Academic Search Complete
     ∼ all university databases combined into one massive database

• JSTOR
     ∼ humanities database

• ScienceDirect
     ∼ scientific database

• MEDLINE
     ∼ a top medical database

• Agricola
     ∼ a top agricultural database

• APA PsycInfo
     ∼ a top psychological database

Neither KSU nor the Writing Center are sponsored by any of the following creators or their publishers.

Writing Help

• Purdue OWL
     ∼ Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)

• Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric
     ∼ Gideon O. Burton, BYU | Rhetoric@byu.edu

• Signposting
     ∼ Newcastle University | Academic Skills Kit
     ∼ helpful for creating transitions

• Resume writing help
     ∼ Monster.com

• Writing Spaces
     ∼ Database of "Readings on Writing"

• Active Verbs for Discussing Ideas
     ∼ useful for thesis statements and signal phrases
     ∼ Brandeis University

• Transitions
     ∼ useful for transitioning between paragraphs and ideas
     ∼ UNC Chapel Hill

Technical Help

• Hanging Indent
     ∼ tutorial for Word Docs and Google Docs with videos
     ∼ Eoghan Ryan | Scribbr

• The Punctuation Guide
     ∼ ThePunctuationGuide.com

• The $5 Million Missing Oxford Comma
     ∼ CNN News Story

• e.g. / i.e. / et al.
     ∼ Joe Schall | Effective Technical Writing in the Information Age
     ∼ Full Guide
     ∼ Penn State, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
     ∼ John A. Dutton Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence

• Unicodes

Neither KSU nor the Writing Center are sponsored by any of the following creators or their publishers.

Prompting Games

• The Most Dangerous Writing App
     ∼ Squibler

• Frankenstories
     ∼ WriteLike.org

• Storium
     ∼ Storium.com

• Language is a virus
     ∼ LanguageIsAVirus.com

• Exquisite Corpse
     ∼ Poets.org

Text-Based Adventure Game

• The Dreamhold (A Tutorial of Text-Based Adventures)
     ∼ Zarf's Interactive Fiction

 


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• Scan our QR code or click the button below to get started. Then, fill out our appointment form. You can choose one or two time slots.

• Writing Center appointments are 50 minutes long.

• Be sure to bring the assignment prompt, any writing you have done, and an easy way to take notes.

• Walk-ins are welcome, but there is no guarantee that a spot will be available.

For more, see Policies.

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Events and Workshops


• Do you need extra help with grammar, citations, transitions, etc.?
• Do you want to practice creative writing in a judgment-free place?
• Do you have poetry, stories, or music that you would like to share?

JOIN US for our different events in the Writing Center. We will have practice sessions, creative writing groups, and an Open Mic Night (and more)!