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Category Archives: acwrimo
writing – pleasure and/or satisfaction?
As AcWriMo 2021 finishes off, so am I. The self-imposed discipline of producing the first draft of a short book ( 50k words) in a month is just about over. I began the month with 14k words in hand and … Continue reading
Posted in acwrimo, pleasure, process v product, satisfaction
Tagged academic writing, AcWriMo2021, Pat Thomson, pleasure, product v process, satisfaction
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#AcWriMo2020 goals rebooted
At this past the middling point in #Acwrimo2020, it’s good to pause and think about what you have achieved so far. If you have managed to get some writing done most days, then it is worth giving yourself a metaphorical … Continue reading
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Tagged academic writing, AcWriMo2020, goals, Pat Thomson, targets
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seven prompts for writing with literatures – #startingthePhD
if you have just started your doctorate, then your supervisor has no doubt asked you to read, and read a lot. By now, you probably have quite a few texts entered in your bibliographic software. You can start to write … Continue reading
ten ways to beat the fear of writing
Many people find it hard to start writing. One of the possible reasons is fear. Fear of what readers might think. Fear of being able to write stylishly enough. Fear that the writing won’t measure up to your own high … Continue reading
reading! you’re meant to be writing
It might seem strange to be writing about reading during #AcWriMo. But I was reminded, at a recent writing retreat get-together, of the close and symbiotic relationship between writing and reading. One of our group had sent a draft paper … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, acwrimo, Browzine, reading
Tagged acwrimo, Browzine, Pat Thomson, reading, writing
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it’s that month again…
Remember remember the month of November Its #AcWriMo. It’s time to get shot Of the usual reason You use in this season For failing to write – and write quite a lot. Whether words or a book, by hook … Continue reading
a year of writing dangerously – #acwrimo redux
It ‘s #acwrimo. The month where scholars make pledges – word targets are set, manuscript deadlines are made public and the writing retreats that were organised months ago finally happen. This year I seem to be part of the #acwrimo … Continue reading
just write – then plan, and write again – in #acwrimo and beyond
Someone asked me the other day whether I thought ‘just write’ was a good idea. It is something that I support, although always with the caveat that it doesn’t work for everyone. I call this ‘writing along the way’ because … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, acwrimo, just write, Peter Elbow, writer's block, writing, writing research
Tagged academic writing, just write, Pat Thomson, Peter Elbow
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focusing in on blogging literatures part two – #acwrimo work in progress
This is the sixth post about the literature review I am doing about academic blogging for a paper/project with Thesis Whisperer. I’m working to a short time frame, and using a three-stage approach – scoping, mapping and focusing in. I … Continue reading
Posted in academic blogging, acwrimo, blogging, blogging taxonomy, focusing in, interpretation, scoping
Tagged academic blogging, focusing in, literature review, Pat Thomson
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analysing blogs is messy, but that’s OK. #acwrimo work in progress
This post is from Inger, Thesis Whisperer, about the process of researching academic blogs. Here she discusses making decisions about method, and provides a glimpse, via a link to her google doc, of actual data analysis happening in real time. … Continue reading
Posted in academic blogging, acwrimo, data, epistemology, grounded theory, mess, qualitative data, spread sheet
Tagged academic blogging, acwrimo, data analysis, Inger Mewburn, mess, spreadsheet, Thesis Whisperer
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