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Category Archives: Helen Sword
the limits of writing advice
There’s a lot of understanding now about writing. There didn’t used to be. But over the last couple of decades there’s been a lot more talk and writing about academic writing. I see a lot of writing advice around on social … Continue reading
#holidayreading – air & light & time & space
I read a lot of books about writing and research. That’s not surprising, as I write them too and I always want to see what others are writing. And today… Helen Sword has followed up Stylish academic writing with a … Continue reading
thesis to book: you may need to change your writing ‘voice’
Unlike thesis examiners, academic book publishers are looking for something that is, above all else, a decent read. A first book is by definition written by an author who isn’t widely known, so publishers will be particularly keen to see … Continue reading
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Tagged Helen Sword, Pat Thomson, thesis to book, voice
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another book saying academics can’t write?
I’ve just read Michael Billig’s latest book Learn to write badly. How to succeed in the Social Sciences. I wanted to hate it. I wanted to stay cross about the fact that it seems to be much easier to write … Continue reading
Posted in Helen Sword, Michael Billig, nouny
Tagged Helen Sword, Michael Billig, nouny, Pat Thomson
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