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Category Archives: revision
can you write too much about literatures?
Yes, yes, yes. Too much literatures is a Real Thing. Of course you have to write with, from and about literatures. You need to situate your work in a specific field, showing what texts you are drawing on and what … Continue reading
too many words for my reader
Some texts just read as too long. Maybe they do have a load of words – that chapter at 18k. That paper at 10k. But some chapters, papers, books and dissertations read long even if they are within word limits. Sounds strange, … Continue reading
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a letter from your writing
This is a little exercise from my workshops and retreats. I don’t always do it. And I only do it with people who won’t think it’s really silly. But if people are prepared to go with it, then it can … Continue reading
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line editing – learning from editors
If you are writing a book, it is highly likely that the publisher will send your manuscript to an editor. Most academic publishers these days do not engage editors who do a lot of developmental and structural work. So it … Continue reading
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revising – mark up your text to achieve focus
There’s so much to say about revising. Even though I’ve just published a book on revising – shameless plug – I still have things I want to say about it. The key message in the book is that revising effectively … Continue reading
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cutting and pasting early text into the thesis – part 2.
So you are writing your thesis about the research that you have done. And what you write now is is likely to be a little different from the expanded proposal you wrote to confirm your candidature. And a little different … Continue reading
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revising drafts – #AcWriMo
In the spirit of #AcWriMo here is another book that you might find interesting and helpful – this week it’s Verlyn Klinkinborg’s (2012) Several short sentences about writing. Klinkinborg writes a book-length prose poem about authoring. His goal is to … Continue reading
propositional density – a helpful steer on writing and revising
Yes, it’s another post on terminology, on naming. Being able to give something a name is important – a name is shorthand for a lot of information. When we name something we can then discuss it, and this is of … Continue reading
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using the progressive disclosure principle in academic writing
I work a lot with artists and designers. Because I’m a bit of a magpie, I have a habit of collecting – and then using – their principles and approaches. A lot of them are interesting, because they make you … Continue reading
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can you have too much signposting?
Yes, yes, yes. Too much signposting is a Real Thing. Pamela Haug, author of Revise, refers to signposting as traffic direction. Haug reckons that academic writers often spend too much time directing traffic and not enough time getting where they … Continue reading →