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academic publishing in English
This week I was at a sociology of education summer school. As you might expect, I was there to talk about academic writing and publishing. In this context, I wanted to situate my usual topic in a wider context, and … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, argument, English language, publishing
Tagged academic publication, academic writing, English language, Pat Thomson
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writing a paper? what’s the angle?
Researchers are often heavily entangled in their research. They’ve lived with it for a long time. And they can do that because the research is interesting to them. Really interesting. It’s not really surprising that a long-term-involved researcher might forget that other … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, journal article, reader, the angle, the pitch, Uncategorized
Tagged academic writing, journal article, Pat Thomson, the angle, the pitch
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co-writing – strategies for working with other people’s words
There are various types of co-writing practices. Pretty well all of them involve you working on text that other people have written. This is a sensitive matter. Many people are anxious about their writing and do not enjoy the process … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, co-writing, revision, revision strategy, Uncategorized, voice
Tagged academic writing, co-writing, Pat Thomson
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co–writing with your supervisor – the authorship question
A doctoral researcher recently told me, and several others who were in the room at the same time, that he wanted to write a journal article. Good eh. No. Not really. The trouble was that his supervisor insisted on being … Continue reading
Posted in authorship, co-writing, supervisor, Uncategorized
Tagged academic writing, co-writing, Pat Thomson, supervision, writing with your supervisor
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new series -#wakeupreader
When my son was about ten years old we went on holiday to Perth. We didn’t fly, as many people do. We drove from Adelaide where we lived. That’s a distance of 2691.44 km, about twenty-four hours driving time. It takes … Continue reading
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Tagged #wakeupreader, academic writing, Pat Thomson, revision, thesis
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it’s all about wordplay
I quite like a short sentence. And a phrase by itself. Only for stylistic purposes, you understand. Nevertheless, it’s important to vary sentence length, otherwise your reader goes to sleep. I prefer the active voice. And don’t let anyone tell you … Continue reading
a two week book chapter – a.k.a. down the writing burrow
I’ve just written a book chapter in two weeks. This is a long time for me, and it was hard work. I’m usually someone who plans their writing quite carefully. I begin with an abstract and then flesh it out by … Continue reading
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Tagged academic writing, four day chapter, Pat Thomson, writing burrow
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