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Category Archives: academic book
last-minute proofing – 12 things to look for
The last stages of handing in a thesis or book can be very trying. It’s taken you an age to get to the point where this big hefty manuscript is as ready as it’s going to be. Well just about. You … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, Big Book, proof-reading, proofreading, thesis
Tagged academic writing, book, Pat Thomson, proof reading, thesis
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book writing – on introductions and some-we-prepared-before
I’m writing. As I guess are many of you. I’m writing another book. You may be writing a paper, a chapter, a magazine article., a graphic novel. But my writing right now is – book. It seems no time at … Continue reading
for the book from the PhD
I do love the book that comes from the PhD. The book seems like a fitting reward for all the hard work done during the doctorate. Indeed, in some countries, the post defence thesis is published as a book. That’s … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, audit regimes, publishing, thesis to book
Tagged audit, book, book from the PhD, Pat Thomson, publication
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groundhog day in bookland
The lockdown has disrupted our lives in ways we couldn’t have anticipated. Some changes are big. Some little. One of the little things that has affected me is to do with book publication. You may have noticed that many academic book … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, academic writing, book writing, pandemic, revision
Tagged book, book writing, pandemic, Pat Thomson, revision
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the revision cave
Well, my current book is nearly done. But I was wondering, the other day, why writing a book never gets any easier. I’ve written quite a lot of books. This one is actually the twenty fourth, although about eight of … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, academic writing, book writing, revision, thesis revision
Tagged academic writing, book, book revision, emotional labour, revision, thesis revision
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a book from blog posts?
Maybe you have been harbouring secret thoughts about getting a book from those blog posts that you’ve been writing. I think about it too, occasionally, as patter is now several books worth of words. Well, before you take the plunge, … Continue reading
thinking like an editor
There is a lot of good information about academic writing and publishing that is now out of print. It’s generally still accessible if you peruse the outlets that sell second hand books or remainders, so do check out the ‘other … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, academic writing voice, book proposal, book writing, books, nonfiction, Uncategorized
Tagged book, book proposal, nonfiction, Pat Thomson, Rabiner and Fortunato
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the biggest mistake you can make with a publisher
This post is from Philip Mudd, a publisher at Routledge. Philip is responsible for books on research methods, higher education, adult education and lifelong learning. What is the single biggest mistake people make when trying to get you to publish … Continue reading
Posted in academic book, book proposal, Philip Mudd, readers, Uncategorized
Tagged audience, book proposal, Pat Thomson, Philip Mudd, readers
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creativity and academic writing – an oxymoron?
I’ve been pondering the question of creativity in academic writing. One of my research interests is creative pedagogies, including but by no means exclusively in the arts. I’ve been thinking that I ought to say more about creativity in relation … Continue reading
Posted in academic blogging, academic book, academic writing, creative writing, Uncategorized
Tagged academic writing, creativity, James Clifford, Jones, Kip, Les Back, Pat Thomson
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