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Tag Archives: routine
writing home and away
I’m working away from my desk, as my out of office assistant puts it. But I’m still very much working. I’m writing out of place. I don’t have my usual working set up. And not just for a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, academic writing as work, office, space, writing routine
Tagged academic writing, desktop, out of office, Pat Thomson, routine, space
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starting the PhD – setting up your routine
At the start of the PhD you need to sort out how you will accomplish the necessary reading, and the writing that relates to the reading. You may have to write a much larger PhD proposal than the one that … Continue reading
finding the right writing time/place
I write this sitting in the kitchen sink. That is, my feet are in it, the rest of me is on the draining board. This is how Dodie Smith began I capture the castle, a journal-style novel about a teenager … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, office, place, time
Tagged academic writing, Nippert-Eng, Pat Thomson, place, routine, time
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