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Category Archives: structure
picking up the pieces (of writing)
Most of us find that we don’t have the time to complete a piece of writing in one sitting. In fact a blog is probably about the only thing that you can finish in only one go. Retracing thinking steps … Continue reading
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Tagged abstract, Jon McGregor, Pat Thomson, picking up, Will Self
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how to read and note an academic book – part two – slicing and dicing
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
Posted in academic book, argument, backward mapping, note-taking, reading, structure
Tagged academic book, argument, backward mapping, noting, Pat Thomson, reading
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