Working on my first book review for a book proposal - it's quite interesting to see the questions they ask.
I'm also working on my own little booklet series that I will self-publish so going to keep some of these questions in mind. #AcademicWriting@academicchatter
I've got a new shirt saying "Scream the text to the end" and I'm feeling this so much at the moment. I'm yelling and yelling at my conclusion. Unfortunately, it's still quite unimpressed.
Reading a big chapter that I wrote during lockdown 2 and 3. And I'm wondering, if my obvious inability to stick to the thread is due to life being ... different. In any case, it now feels like I have to reshuffle the whole chapter...
How to respond to a reviewer who thinks using 'we' consistently throughout a manuscript (in methods and a little in discussion 'we found' etc) sounds unscientific? @academicchatter#academicchatter#academicwriting
My maternity leave cover post is now open for applications (deadline 21st Feb) - Lecturer in #AcademicWriting & #ResearcherDevelopment at GCU. 7 months fixed-term with hybrid working (part-time also considered) - happy to chat about the role and team
Has anyone come across journals asking for similarity checks for your manuscripts as you submit them? e.g. a report from Turnitin? I haven't come across this before but would be interested to know if you have... @academicchatter #AcademicWriting#AcademicPublishing
The new blogpost on the poetics of my book The urban life of workers in post-Soviet Russia to be released on 16 Jan 2024 by Manchester University Press.
It explains with examples how to integrate poetry in academic non-fiction.
Currently writing an article that should be 8,000 words. I am now at 17,000 and I, as a beginner in professional academic writing, need some advice. I know I am the kind of person who thinks through writing. This means that I have probably written a lot that can be cut and left out.
But how do I learn to write reasonably lengthy papers? I swear I thought my topic and questions could be addressed in 8,000 words. I had an outline ... with word counts per section. Still, it went completely off the rails.
Drei Wochen hinter meinem Zeitplan habe ich nun auch endlich Baustelle 2 des Großprojekts Habil-Fertig-Schreiben geschafft. Jetzt kann das Wochenende kommen!