Bread making and word making
Yes, this is another metaphor about writing. Let’s see if it goes somewhere useful.
Yes, this is another metaphor about writing. Let’s see if it goes somewhere useful.
I know most of my blog is about academic writing for theses, books and journal articles, but there is another form of academic writing that
One of the biggest challenges for PhD candidates, and any writer, is motivation. There is little external motivation beyond ‘getting this book-sized thing done’, and
Do you use a word or phrase over and over in your thesis? Perhaps it’s ‘the idea of the New Woman’ or ‘collaborate’ or perhaps
A typical aspect of early drafts of writing by doctoral candidates is the way they are focused on defining their research question. This is important,
In my last post on this stuff, I talked about how it feels to be a first time supervisor. I talked about the exemplary supervisor-candidate
For nearly everyone doing a PhD–this is your first time. You’ve never done this before, and you’re learning the ropes as you go. The idea
Okay, so this is something that I watch candidates go through, and also something I discovered when I started to give feedback as a supervisor
So, I’m hesitant about detailed plans because I notice that people often get stuck in them. They make a plan then have to do this
I’m a huge fan of sketching out a plan. I find it helps me structure things and clarify what I’m doing. Here are some examples. Thanks
