Category Archives: writing without a parachute

the limits of writing advice

Posted on October 26, 2017 by pat thomson

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 →

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writing where the energy is

Posted on July 5, 2015 by pat thomson

The conventional advice offered to people who have some trouble writing is to engage in “free writing”. Write, usually in timed sessions, whatever comes into your head about a particular topic. Write without stopping. Write perhaps to prompts about a … Continue reading →