Getting through sticking points in your PhD thesis
In the final phase of your PhD, approach late-stage setbacks in practical ways to distract from the doubts.
Where is your reader?
When you're writing, picture yourself working in a room and re-position your imagined reader as you progress.
Think like a writer
Connect with your writerly self and try thinking about your writing in the way that professional writers do.
Three key tips for effective proofreading
Trying reading your work aloud, recruiting a proofreading buddy, and converting your text into an unusual font to spot your errors.
Evidence for eyes and ears: teaching sentence style online
When re-designing workshops for online delivery, I try to exploit the auditory and visual potential of the platform to enhance what I’m communicating.
Reading aloud for a sense of distance
When you read aloud to somebody else, you put yourself in their shoes.
Reading as a writer
To improve our writing, we need to learn to read as writers, identifying the work we admire.
Sharing students’ concerns
Written assignments can be particularly challenging for students whose first language is not English but there are ways to alleviate anxieties around writing.
When the blank page is your friend
I’m always reading about the tyranny of the blank page, the terror of starting something new. But once you’ve got going, when you’re drafting, and especially when you’re editing, the blank page can be your friend. When I can’t see…
