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patter’s diary
Health warning. This post contains no advice. Here in the UK we are now over the results of the Research Excellence Framework, REF, the UK audit measure of institutional “quality” and “productivity”. We can all breathe a sigh of relief … Continue reading
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Tagged academic writing, audit, Pat Thomson, publication, REF
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my supervisor expects me to keep revising – why?
I often hear doctoral researchers asking this question. They’ve sent their supervisor some writing. It’s come back with feedback and suggestions and maybe actual corrections. The doc. researcher has attended to all of these and sent the revised text back … Continue reading
tackling writer’s block
It’s pretty common for writers to get stuck with their writing. Most people of course find a solution of some kind. Eventually. Sometimes the stuckness goes away, apparently by itself. But sometimes the writer finds something else to work on. … Continue reading
Posted in being stuck, stuck, writer's block, writing to get unstuck
Tagged academic writing, Pat Thomson, writer's block
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familiarity and peer review
I’ve been doing some literature work. Now don’t get me wrong, I love literature work. But I am finding it all a bit same old same old right now. All the papers read the sme, even though they have different … Continue reading
2021 is nearly done – but 2022?
Living with Covd19 has not been the occasion for an unexpected and bonus writing retreat. Well, it might have been for a few. But for most people, working from home didn’t become the occasion for increased productivity. Many people had … Continue reading
Posted in planning, publication plan, routine, writing goals, writing routine
Tagged academic writing, Pat Thomson, routines, writing goals, writing plans
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citation blues #1-#4
Blues – African-American musical form dealing with sorrows, trials and tribulations Blue – Australian slang for making a mistake. As in “I made a blue” So its possible, (particularly if you are Australian), to have the blues about making a blue. A … Continue reading
Posted in citations, reference
Tagged academic writing, citations, communication, Pat Thomson, referencing, scholarship
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writing – pleasure and/or satisfaction?
As AcWriMo 2021 finishes off, so am I. The self-imposed discipline of producing the first draft of a short book ( 50k words) in a month is just about over. I began the month with 14k words in hand and … Continue reading
Posted in acwrimo, pleasure, process v product, satisfaction
Tagged academic writing, AcWriMo2021, Pat Thomson, pleasure, product v process, satisfaction
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the disappearing writer – a redrafting strategy
Academic writers often lose themselves when writing about literatures. It is easier to be textually confident when writing about what you did yourself than to summarise, synthesise and assess other people’s texts. Particularly if those texts are produced by more … Continue reading
understanding academic writing – starting the PhD
Writing is a crucial aspect of doctoral work – indeed all the scholarly work you will undertake from now on. Writing is integral to scholarship. Whether you are in or out of higher education, if you are researching, you are … Continue reading
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Tagged academic writing, argument, discipline, essay, Pat Thomson, writing regularly, writing repertoire
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starting the PhD? 25 things to consider
Are you just starting a PhD? Worried? Excited? Nervous? Fear not.:There’s lots of support and help available to you. Your institution is likely to provide an induction programme where you’ll find out about all the internal procedures and timelines you … Continue reading
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