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[labrador4122, RN]

well, i am feeling blue today because i don't think that i am turning in a good assignment this week------

i had a huge writer's block since yesterday-- i got off work, slept a few hours-- went to the zoo with the fam-- came home, started the homework--- did all the research, my cover page & references which took forever..... and today i wrote the paper but i think it is not good enough---

[Lunah, MSN, RN]

I had to write my first paper in a long time this past week ... it isn't easy to get back into it! Good luck to you.

[llg, PhD, RN]

Can you ask the teacher for an extension and put a little more work into it? As a professor, I would be happy to grant a short extension to a student who told me the story you related in your post. I would be impressed that the student was evaluating her own work and wanting to do better.

However, if you decide to ask for an extension ... I would do it in conjunction with handing in what I had already done. I wouldn't want the instructor to think I hadn't made an effort and done the work. I would hand it in saying something like, "Here is what I have done, but I am not happy with it. I am hoping you will grant me an extra 2 or 3 days to improve it."

Good luck with whatever you decide.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Find the time to do a rewrite.

:)

[txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN]

let me give you a tip. i write many and i mean many papers (hundreds) ..you need to get a mla and apa template so your referencing will only take seconds not hours. i think that the microsoft word 2007 actually has this program you just need to access it. i use the software from reference point.

http://www.referencepointsoftware.com/

this is a life saver for me

[caliotter3]

Thanks for the link txspadequeen. I'm writing my first paper in eons this weekend. I can't seem to get started.

[BBFRN, BSN, PhD]

Calliotter- do you need some tips on how to get started with your paper? If so, let me know what kind of paper you are writing, and maybe I can help (if you want).