Doctoral Writing : Practices, Processes and Pleasures

"This book on doctoral writing offers a refreshingly new approach to help Ph. D. students and their supervisors overcome the host of writing challenges that can make--or break--the dissertation process. The books unique contribution to the field of doctoral writing is its style of reflection on ongoing, lived practice; this is more readable than a simple how-to book, making it a welcome resource to support doctoral writing. The experiences and practices of research writing are explored through bite-sized vignettes, stories, and actionable 'teachable accounts. Doctoral Writing: Practices, Processes and Pleasures has its origins in a highly successful academic blog with an international following. Inspired by the popularity of the blog (which had more than 14,800 followers as of October 2019) and a desire to make our six years worth of posts more accessible, this book has been authored, reworked, and curated by the three editors of the blog and reconceived as a conveniently structured book."--Publisher's description Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction (Susan Carter, Cally Guerin, Claire Aitchison)....Pages 1-6 Being and Developing Writers (Susan Carter, Cally Guerin, Claire Aitchison)....Pages 7-50 Managing Productivity (Susan Carter, Cally Guerin, Claire Aitchison)....Pages 51-91 Crafting Writing: Clarity, Style and Voice (Susan Carter, Cally Guerin, Claire Aitchison)....Pages 93-125 Writing the Thesis (Susan Carter, Cally Guerin, Claire Aitchison)....Pages 127-176 Disseminating Research (Susan Carter, Cally Guerin, Claire Aitchison)....Pages 177-203 Conclusion (Susan Carter, Cally Guerin, Claire Aitchison)....Pages 205-206 Back Matter ....Pages 207-219