Category Archives: academic book

writing like those I admire

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

That half conscious state between sleeping and waking seems to be the time that I begin to compose a blog post. I often wake up relatively early with a half formed idea. I then work on it idly, gradually waking … Continue reading →

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a literature review as collective and inner library

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

I recently mentioned in passing in this blog, in relation to writing book reviews in fact, the book by Pierre Bayard provocatively entitled How to talk about books you haven’t read (2007). I want to suggest now that this is … Continue reading →

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writing from the PhD thesis – the publishing plan

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

I’m assuming that if you’re reading this post you have a publishing agenda – that is a list of potential articles from the PhD arranged in priority order. I’m also assuming that this might include a book – but I’m … Continue reading →

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is writing a book chapter a waste of time?

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

A couple of weeks ago a colleague suggested that I might want to offer some advice on whether it was better to write a book, a journal article or a book chapter. Coincidentally, just this week @deevybee published a blog … Continue reading →

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academic writing – learning from practice

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

I’ve been thinking recently that one of the problems with writing is that, by and large, we can all do it – and we all DO do it. Being in a literate society means that writing is a bit like … Continue reading →

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how to read an academic book closely – part three – sucking the stone

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

There are some books that are important to your study and some that are critical to your ongoing research agenda, and some that you just love. There are also some writers whose work you want to know in great detail. … Continue reading →

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how to read and note an academic book – part two – slicing and dicing

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

So you’ve now picked out the book that you want to read in some detail. As I’ve suggested, you don’t want to read every book in the same way. There are some that can immediately be skimmed, others engaged with … Continue reading →

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how to read an academic book part one – or – first of all find your mango

Posted on July 23, 2012 by

Mangoes are my favorite fruit. In fact I think they are my very favorite food. The part I like best about the mango is not the plump cheeks – although they are of course completely delicious – but rather what’s … Continue reading →

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