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2020 reflection – on book writing during the pandemic
I’m not stopping my blog over the festive season. I’m changing tack, just a bit. I’m going to write a couple or three posts which reflect on what I’ve done this year. In 2020 I published two books. One was … Continue reading
Posted in book writing, pandemic, publishing
Tagged book writing, pandemic, Pat Thomson, publishing, School Scandals
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five clues – choosing the right journal
Journal editors often report that the major reason for desk rejecting papers – that is they send the papers back to the author rather than send them out to reviewers – is that the paper doesn’t fit their journal. The … Continue reading
introducing dr deluded
Meet Dr Deluded. Dr Deluded is angry. Very angry. Dr Deluded just can’t get published. It’s not that he doesn’t try. Dr Deluded writes a lot and submits to journals. In fact, he is so keen to get his work out … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, conference papers, journal, publishing, revision, revision strategy
Tagged academic writing, journal, Pat Thomson, publishing, revision
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the other problem with research social networks
This is a guest post from Jonathan Downie,currently an independent researcher in interpreting. He recently finished a PhD at Heriot-Watt University. Jonathan tweets as @jonathanddownie. He has also just published Being a successful interpreter ( Routledge 2016) It’s amazing how … Continue reading
when is it too late to write from the PhD?
Do theses, and the research they report, have a ‘use by’ date? is there a time when, like old carrots at the back of the veggie crisper, a thesis and its research are just past it? Do we then just … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing
Tagged academic writing, aced, Pat Thomson, PhD, publication plan, publishing, thesis
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things to do during the PhD – publish articles on the side
Marianne Hem Eriksen is an archaeologist at the University of Oslo, Norway. She recently won a mobility grant from the Research Council of Norway/Marie Skłodowska–Curie Actions, and is excitedly planning her move to Cambridge, UK, for two years. Marianne completed … Continue reading
Posted in journal article, PhD, publishing
Tagged journal article, Marianne Hem Eriksen, PhD, publishing
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writing from the PhD thesis: letting go
I often meet post PhD people who are stuck. Even though they are now doctored, they are not over the Big Book. Some of them are stuck in thinking how they might get something, anything, out of the thesis. A … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, argument, Big Book, Dr, publication plan, publishing
Tagged Pat Thomson, post PhD, publication planning, publishing, writing from the PhD
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