Category Archives: crafting writing

am i a ‘writer’?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

The other day I was listening to an interview with the novelist Victoria Hislop. When asked if she thought of herself as a writer, she said no. The interviewer was incredulous. How could someone who had written three novels, the … Continue reading →

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writer’s block – can’t write/won’t write

Posted on September 24, 2011 by

Many researchers see writing as a chore, as something to be done after the fun part of generating and analysing data. Even though they know that putting analysis into words and a textual genre is part of the process of … Continue reading →

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‘signposting’ your journal articles and chapters

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

Many early journal writers are asked to put more signposting into their articles. Indeed, journal editors often list lack of signposting as a reason for requesting revisions.   So what is signposting and why is it needed? Signposting is the … Continue reading →

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three stages of empirical analysis

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

It is often helpful to think about data analysis as needing at least two – and often three - stages.   Stage One: Descriptive.  What is there here? A summary of the data is generated – for example through thematisation of interview transcripts … Continue reading →

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the pleasure of texts…

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

I read some academic books for pleasure. Really weird eh, perhaps indicative of someone with a pretty sad life… well yes maybe, but that’s how it is. But there are some people whose writing has become, for me anyway, a … Continue reading →

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