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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

habits, planning, productivity, rest, self care, structure, teaching

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

academic writing, doctoral writing, Editing, structure

Who is this article for? Finding your audience.

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

academic writing, audience, publishing, structure

Visual planning techniques

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

academic writing, outlines, planning, structure

Effective Signposting

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

academic writing, argument, Editing, signposting, structure, Writing

Structural Editing: Getting your writing into shape

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

academic writing, Editing, structure

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