Freeing your writing
'Freewriting is a marvellous complement to academic writing.'
The point of no return
Setting a point of no return forces you to stop, take an objective look at your work and spot any wrong turns before you go any further.
Writing training for different stages of a PhD
Writing training for PhD students is best when it is differentiated for each year group.
Don’t waste – recycle
If you have to edit out sections of your writing, keep them in case they're useful for another project.
Building a framework for writing
'Building a sturdy framework takes time and effort, but it’s the most important part of the writing process.'
Managing feelings about feedback
'Use feedback to make your writing stronger and give you the tools to keep improving.'
Communicate and collaborate
Lucy English As PhD students and researchers, communicating with people outside our discipline can open our minds, expand our horizons and help to develop our thinking. It can also lead to fruitful collaboration. In a session for PhD researchers about…
Think around your research question
When your research journey hits a wall, it can be useful to take a step back and forget for a moment that you are searching for answers.
Finding the nugget of gold
Anna Barker I recently wrote a story for a collection I’m working on at the moment. It was going well — so well, in fact, that the short story grew and became a novella. I got to around 22,000 words,…
