How many drafts should you write?

There are no right answers here, but the true answer to the question ‘how many drafts should I expect to … More

10 uses for terrible first drafts

On this blog, and in programs I’m involved in like Thesis Boot Camp and Shut Up and Write, we frequently … More

In 2013, I wrote one of my most significant early posts on this blog, The Perfect Sentence Vortex and How … More

In my last post on this stuff, I talked about how it feels to be a first time supervisor. I … More

Do you use a word or phrase over and over in your thesis? Perhaps it’s ‘the idea of the New … More

Okay, so this is something that I watch candidates go through, and also something I discovered when I started to … More

So reverse outlines are super simple, and super powerful. Basically, instead of writing a detailed, paragraph-level plan before you start … More

I’ve often said in talking to candidates and students and researchers I work with, “You can’t over signpost”. But I’ve … More

So posting over here on Research Degree Voodoo has gone a bit quiet over the last few months because I’ve … More

A student emailed me with a question about how to use lists strategically in his writing. I tend to use … More