
Hemingway’s advice to writers
While I’m writing the Writing Trouble book, I’m surrounded by some of my favourite texts about writing. None of them have all the answers, but
While I’m writing the Writing Trouble book, I’m surrounded by some of my favourite texts about writing. None of them have all the answers, but
Hello everyone! It’s been quiet here for a bit, not because my drafts folder isn’t full of future posts but because I’ve been on research
Often candidates and researchers come to talk to me when they are trying to get back into academic writing after a long break. That break
On this blog, and in programs I’m involved in like Thesis Boot Camp and Shut Up and Write, we frequently recommend just getting out a
This is the second of three blog posts about spreadsheet hacks that have saved my sanity and my health. The first two are focused on fancy-pants things you could
This is the first of three blog posts about spreadsheet hacks that have saved my sanity and my health. The first two are focused on fancy-pants things you
I’m not actually much of a fan of to do lists. They aren’t actually much use, in my view, at getting things done. Like planning
A couple of years ago, I had 4 jobs. I was teaching a Masters professional communication subject with 60 students; I had been seconded part-time
This is the third in this series of spreadsheet hacks that have saved my sanity and my health. The first two were focused on fancy-pants
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