November 2015 AUT Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat
The final writers’ retreat for 2015 was held on Nov 2-5 at Vaughan Park in Long Bay. Vaughan Park was beautiful as always, the beach provided an excellent spot for […]
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Defensive Writing
You’ve heard of defensive driving, right? It’s a way of approaching good driving that goes beyond simply following the road code. Defensive drivers anticipate that something bad could happen at […]
Who are you writing for?
How many people will read your thesis? It’s the impossible question. A few examiners, at least. Your supervisors. Is that all? Maybe a devoted spouse or family member? Possibly one […]
New Writing Guides Available
While many postgraduate students are confident writers, some writing tasks still provide their own specific challenges. There are certain pieces of work which take any postgraduate writer out of the […]
Calling all Masters students!
Calling all Masters students! There’s a writing retreat coming up in September and now is the time to think about applying. This is a great opportunity to nab four days […]
Building a Strong Argument: Lessons from Debating
One of my favourite things about English classes at school was debating. Once a year, the class would be split into teams of three, who would face off against each […]
Throwback Thursday: Who is your reader?
This post from Dr David Parker first appeared here on Thesislink in 2012 When you are writing a thesis or a dissertation, there is always someone else in the room […]
Finishers’ Wisdom: Tip #10 – Hire a Professional Proofreader
Recent doctoral thesis finishers Emma Kelly and Wendy Moore got together at the latest AUT Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat to collate their 10 top tips for working on a PhD thesis. […]
Finishers’ Wisdom: Tip #2 – Break it into Bits
Recent doctoral thesis finishers Emma Kelly and Wendy Moore got together at the latest AUT Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat to collate their 10 top tips for working on a PhD thesis. […]
Finishers’ Wisdom: Tip #1 – Progress Not Perfection
Recent doctoral thesis finishers Emma Kelly and Wendy Moore got together at the latest AUT Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat to collate their 10 top tips for working on a PhD thesis. […]
Start with chapter one
Author: Julia Hallas, Doctoral Candidate My supervisor recently set me an interesting challenge. She asked me to write the table of contents and chapter one first. Now you should know […]
Manuscript March: Bye for Now, and Please Write for ThesisLink!
It’s time for March, and all it’s Manuscript Madness, to come to a close. Our focus on writing is over for the time being, but there will be lots of […]