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Category Archives: writing routine
beginning the #phd – start writing at the start
Writing, and its alter ego, reading, are the backbone of academic work. The practices that make scholarship what it is. In the PhD there are multiple places and purposes for writing. We often focus on the final text, the thesis, … Continue reading
writing home and away
I’m working away from my desk, as my out of office assistant puts it. But I’m still very much working. I’m writing out of place. I don’t have my usual working set up. And not just for a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, academic writing as work, office, space, writing routine
Tagged academic writing, desktop, out of office, Pat Thomson, routine, space
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writing and routine
This week I’m feeling particularly impressed by the Nottingham novelist, the late Stanley Middleton. When I mention his name outside of the city, people generally say” Who?” A quick google of “Stanley Middleton” produces his obituary as well as several pieces which … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, Stanley Middleton, writing routine
Tagged Pat Thomson, Stanley MIddleton, writing routine
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