A thesis has shape as a tree has shape: Imperial Gardens, legitimacy and editing

This is a reflection on the form of a writing genre and what that means. I started thinking about it … More

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

This is a post I started eighteen months ago. It was only after my last post, on warfare and Foucault, … More

How do you chose a research question? How do you decide what it is that you are going to spend … More

Often, when I’m talking about completing a doctoral project I say, ‘It’s a PhD, not a Nobel Prize‘ (quoting from … More

A student contacted me by email today with this question: I was looking for some guidance or templates on writing … More

Sometimes you can’t write anymore because you are finished. Really, that last chapter is never going to be part of … More

The University of Otago LibGuides recommends… these resources for “Managing your literature”, two of them from this blog. You know … More