You know you need to be publishing your research and yet you seem unable to get started or make time to work on your papers. Working as an academic writing …
How to shorten your sentences
Overly long sentences are a common problem in academic writing. I say ‘overly long’, rather than just ‘long’, because we need a variety of sentence lengths in our writing, just …
When you say yes to others, you say no to yourself
I’ve built a business upon the realisation that so many academics just aren’t writing their journal articles. When I ask people why that is, they reply that they don’t have …
What’s your fear about submitting your article?
I’ve just spent the last week in Los Angeles, learning new coaching techniques and also attending a business workshop where I had to look within and face my fears. It …
Improving the writer-editor relationship
In the ideal world, writers and editors work as a team, both committed to making a document the best it can be. Of course, as with any relationship, this can …
Who cares about those who do the caring?
This week I was a panellist for an alumni event at my old university, talking about women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths), and I was also interviewed on …
It’s OK to seek writing support
Somehow an idea has taken hold that if English if your first (or only) language then you shouldn’t need help with your academic writing. I’m not sure why people believe …
Good is better than perfect (is better than crappy)
Almost every week on social media I see a meme that says something along the lines of ‘a crappy first draft is better than no draft’. Is that true? Of …
Making time for academic writing
Sorry to be blunt, but there’s no getting around it — writing, especially academic writing, takes time. I say this as the classic procrastinator type, who likes to see just …
How to find the right editor
So, you need an editor for your document. What is the best way of finding someone suitable? Well, of course, since you’re on my website reading this, you can simply …
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