Category Archives: readership

meeting your readers’ expectations – a revision strategy

Posted on February 15, 2021 by pat thomson

There are multiple ways to revise a paper. If you’re revising, you’ll find a load of strategies on this blog, just search using the key word revision. While none of these is The One Way to sort out your writing, … Continue reading →

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revising with a reader in mind – ten questions

Posted on October 29, 2018 by pat thomson

Academics write for different kinds of readers. We are often accused of writing only for each other, but this is no longer true. Many of us now write for many different kinds of readers – or audiences, as they are … Continue reading →

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well, I’ll be bloggered

Posted on June 12, 2014 by pat thomson

This week a few bits and pieces about blogging have arrived in my inbox – and since I only seem able to hold the most urgent pile of events and demands in my mind, they’ve commanded my attention. First of … Continue reading →

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anticipate the unexpected reader

Posted on January 13, 2014 by pat thomson

People like me, people who teach about writing, are always wittering on about the importance of writing with a reader in mind. This is important, we say, because if you write for a particular reader you can connect what you … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Bettell, ethics, Mark Peel, reader, readership, representation | Tagged Caroline Bettell, ethics, Mark Peel, Pat Thomson, reader, representation | 7 Comments

what do words want?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by pat thomson

In writing workshops I often come across people with conference and nearly final draft papers that they do not seem able to finish. The prospect of sending them out for review and possible publication just seems too hard, perhaps it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Margaret Atwood, reader, readership, reading, text, the page, words, writing | Tagged John Bunyan, Margaret Atwood, Pat Thomson, reader, words | 1 Comment

why bother blogging?

Posted on June 2, 2012 by pat thomson

Alice Bell, who blogs as through the looking glass, is currently doing some research on academic blogging She’s focusing particularly on people who blog about education. This post is a response to her questions. I won’t repeat the questions here … Continue reading →

Posted in academic writing, blogger's block, blogging, publishing, readership, research education | Tagged academic writing, blogging, connectivity via blogs, Pat Thomson, readership | 13 Comments

early career researchers and the high impact journal

Posted on March 25, 2012 by pat thomson

I was recently on a shortlisting panel for the three year postdoctoral fellowships offered by my university. Each of the five faculties had produced their own priority list from which the panel was to choose a subset to be interviewed. … Continue reading →

Posted in dissemination, journal, knowledge production, publishing, readership | Tagged academic publishing, dissemination of research, early career researcher, impact, journal article, Pat Thomson | 8 Comments

where to start on writing a book proposal

Posted on December 2, 2011 by pat thomson

I recently read some advice about how to start on a book proposal. The writer suggested that it was best to start with an outline. I disagree. The vast majority of academic books begin with the author doing an analysis … Continue reading →