Working out why something works

As someone who had a pretty efficient work-life balance system, before COVID made everything happen on a computer in my … More

What matters isn’t your writing software, it’s your file structures (sorry!)

Thanks to Anuja Cabraal who asked this question! It’s about 2,500 words of answer, so this is absolutely a Definitive … More

For every article (or book chapter), you need to understand who you are writing for to write a strong abstract, … More

I’m a huge fan of sketching out a plan. I find it helps me structure things and clarify what I’m … 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

Okay, editing, or structuring, definitely seems to be a Voodoo thing. You ‘get’ it, or you don’t; and if you don’t… … More