Three secrets in MSWord that will supercharge your productivity

So Inger, Shaun and I have just finished another book. This one is called Level Up your Essays for undergraduate writers, and … More

What is a ‘logical progression’ and how do I make one?

Western logical structures, which developed from the Ancient Greeks and were then developed by the Church Fathers and Enlightenment philosophers, … More

Academic Writing Trouble gets an Aussie launch

Last week, I headed up to Canberra to hang out with my How to Fix your Academic Writing Trouble co-authors and hold … More

Getting started on your PhD proposal

A couple of people in my wider circle have recently asked me about how to get started on a PhD … More

Almost, nearly, very nearly totally complete… except…

There is a stage at the end of a major project, like sending off a book or a thesis, where … More

Who am I writing this article for?

You know how it is. You’ve been working on an article forever, but it just isn’t working. You need to … More

Research story ‘arcs’: the ‘Heroes Journey’ and other stories

I’ve been doing a bit of a deep dive into stuff I know about writing because of my English Literature … More

Tense about tenses? A grammar guide and a coffee mistake

Getting your tenses right in academic writing can make people feel quite anxious, because it goes very quickly from ‘so … More

Tiny text, narrative outline: A new storytelling planning technique

You know I love Kamler and Thomson’s Tiny Texts–and we talk about them at length in our Academic Writing Trouble … More

‘Learning to be a co-author’ over on Research Whisperer

I am  currently working on three book projects with three different teams, and that has led me to think carefully … More