Follow me on Twitter
My Tweetspatter on facebook
-
Recent Posts
- a book about style and form
- last-minute proofing – 12 things to look for
- patter’s diary
- should you highlight the paper you’re reading?
- propositional density – a helpful steer on writing and revising
- using the progressive disclosure principle in academic writing
- anonymisation – what’s in a name?
- everyday annotation
- my supervisor expects me to keep revising – why?
- why journal articles get rejected – #3
- finding debates and discussions in the literature
- why journal articles are rejected #2
Copyright
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
SEE MY CURATED POSTS ON WAKELET
LOOKING FOR POSTS ON WRITING FOR JOURNALS? REVISING AND EDITING? GIVING FEEDBACK AND REVIEWING? READING? GIVING A CONFERENCE PAPER? VISIT MY WAKES ON https://wakelet.com/@patter- abstracts academic blogging academic book academic writing argument authority in writing blogging blogging about blogging books book writing chapter co-writing conclusion conference conference papers conference presentation contribution data data analysis doctoral research early career researchers editing examiner feedback introduction journal journal article literature mapping literature review literature reviews literature themes methods chapter peer review PhD publishing reader reading research research methods revision revision strategy starting the PhD supervision Tate Summer School theory thesis time Uncategorized voice writing
Top Posts & Pages
- a book about style and form
- aims and objectives - what's the difference?
- last-minute proofing – 12 things to look for
- writing a bio-note
- concluding the journal article
- connecting chapters/chapter introductions
- I can't find anything written on my topic... really?
- about me
- thesis knowhow – “the contribution” can create coherence
- what's a #phd 'contribution'?
Meta
Tag Archives: conversation
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
self-citation by proxy
Meet Dr Oozing-Confidence. He knows his work is important. Very important. Superior even. He gets very miffed when he reads anything that is on his topic, or connected with it, that doesn’t recognise his contributions and their significance. He is always keen … Continue reading
Posted in conversation, journal article, peer review, self-citation
Tagged conversation, Pat Thomson, peer review, self-citation
5 Comments
taking stock – you in your chosen field
It’s often helpful to stand back and have a think – a think about your scholarly work and your scholarly ‘self’. How do you sit in relation to the conversations in your field? Sometimes of course you may be asked … Continue reading
an ethnographer and photographer walk into a bar – creative photography and research
This is a guest post from Shawn Sobers. Shawn is Associate Professor of Lens Media, and teaches in the Photography BA programme, and MA Research Practice at University of the West of England, Bristol. He is a filmmaker, photographer and researcher. His … Continue reading
Posted in ethnography, photography, research methods, Shawn Sobers
Tagged conversation, Ethnography, photography, Shawn Sobers
Leave a comment
getting published in English language journals
I am often asked to say something about problems faced by scholars who are expected to publish in English, despite this not being their mother tongue. People refer to my book on getting published and ask for more. My book … Continue reading
the importance of doing your homework
I’ve just been involved in selecting for a postdoctoral bursary and a PhD studentship. In both instances some of the people who applied had good ideas, the kinds of track records that garnered attention, and wrote well structured applications about … Continue reading
Posted in conversation, homework, job interview, postdoc, scholarship, synergies
Tagged conversation, homework, interview, Pat Thomson, studentship
6 Comments
patter 