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from PhD to book – or – on not writing under anaesthetic

Posted on November 21, 2016 by pat thomson

Often dissertations sound like prose under general anaesthetic, working hard to separate the writer out from what he or she has written. That’s a quote from William Germano, writing in From dissertation to book. Germano’s metaphor points to a tendency … Continue reading →

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thesis to book: you may need to change your writing ‘voice’

Posted on July 21, 2014 by pat thomson

Unlike thesis examiners, academic book publishers are looking for something that is, above all else, a decent read. A first book is by definition written by an author who isn’t widely known, so publishers will be particularly keen to see … Continue reading →