Category Archives: authentic voice

writing an academic ransom note

Posted on November 28, 2016 by pat thomson

I’m in Australia at present. Inevitably I’m running some writing workshops. Inevitably I’m playing with some new strategies. I really do like to try out new things to see how they work, what they might do. And one of the … Continue reading →

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thesis know-how – let participants ‘speak for themselves’?

Posted on March 2, 2015 by pat thomson

I was watching a long interview with Kazuo Ishiguro the other night – as you do if you live in the UK and still have some good (high) cultural television – and something he said leapt out at me. I … Continue reading →