Category Archives: authority in writing

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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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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are you experienced (at writing journal articles)

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

So you’ve not written a lot of journal articles before, if any. Does this matter? Well not necessarily – but it might. When asked, journal editors almost always report that one of the major reasons for paper rejections is that … Continue reading →

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the quotation sandwich

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

Mary Jane Curry (University of Rochester) recommended a text to me that people in her doctoral writing courses find helpful. Having now acquired it,  I agree with her recommendation. The book is: Graff, G and Birkenstein, C (2010) They say, … Continue reading →

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