Is the thing you need to learn from feedback… how to accept praise?
There is an important aspect of feedback that you may be ignoring… and that is accepting positive feedback.
There is an important aspect of feedback that you may be ignoring… and that is accepting positive feedback.
This year was the year of so much editing for me. Having two books coming out a few months apart meant that I had barely submitted responses to one set of edits than the edits for the other book would arrive in my inbox (sometimes I could count the breathing space in hours). It was tough for my brain to stay focussed, but it was also tough on my body.
Do you have a writing practice? Has it grown or developed since you were last at university? Is it working for you? Is it painful?
Paragraphs are parts of sections, and a section is like a flight of stairs, taking you efficiently where your thesis needs to go. A new way to think about paragraphs as a ‘step in your argument’.
I hear a lot of conflicting advice on how to write sentences, and I bet you do too. Should you write short sentences, because they are easier to read? Should you write longer sentences because they sound more academic? Should you write a careful mix of sentences, because that creates good flow?
If someone who has made it to university and cares about their studies is making a persistent error that most students can avoid, it suggests a systemic glitch.
Thanks to Anuja Cabraal who asked this question! It’s about 2,500 words of answer, so this is absolutely a Definitive Guide. A few of the
This is a reflection on the form of a writing genre and what that means. I started thinking about it about a year ago, on
There is a stage at the end of a major project, like sending off a book or a thesis, where you are almost, nearly, very
You don’t need to include everything you have read into your article or thesis. In fact, you almost certainly can’t. So you’ll need criteria for citation.
