The Importance of Embracing FEEDBACK
Do you want to increase your chances of publishing in a top journal? Well, the message to early career researchers is to embrace feedback, network with your well-connected colleagues and […]
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Throwback Thursday: Knowing when you have (really) finished your thesis….
We first featured this post from Dr Philippa Smith in 2013 Last year I was part of a panel at the AUT writers’ retreat in Long Bay where we were […]
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. […]
Manuscript March: Thesis Triage
Emergency situation. You’ve been writing for a while. Your thesis has been brewing, rumbling, gathering strength and momentum. Then you hit print, and it ERUPTS off the printer. Post-eruption, there […]
Manuscript March: Casual Text
There’s an old Ella Fitzgerald song that goes: Say, it’s only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But it wouldn’t be make-believe If you believed in me Do […]
Manuscript March: The Drama of the First Draft
What is a first draft? Maybe you’ve already produced one, maybe you’re working towards it, or maybe you’re thinking about how to start. But what is it, exactly? Is a […]