Ethnographer in Singapore. Currently at @NanyangBizSch. Interested in academic writing and social science; https://t.co/6b4NaTdsP6
Oct 31, 2022 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
So you got an R&R? Revising is a bit like the “mise en place” that chefs do. Got to have the right ingredients and tools. Ten steps to finish that revision. A 🧵⬇️: @Write4Research@writing_tips#writingtips#AcademicTwitter#AcademicChatter#academics1. Revise in a group setting. Try to block some time to be together in the same space with your co-authors.See Collins for the power of co-presence.
Oct 1, 2022 • 7 tweets • 7 min read
Writing in another language is hard. So here are 5 tips for non native speakers trying to improve their academic writing. A thread ⬇️🧵
1. Write as you read. Novice ESL writers tend to read, because they are afraid of writing. Do both. For every new project start a thinking journal, answering these questions for each new source you read:
Sep 27, 2022 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
10 academic writing skills I wish I had learned as a PhD student (with updated links) A thread ⬇️ 🧵 for PhD students and junior scholars:
1. Reading skills
Reading fiction remains the best way to become a better writer; “If we wanted to grow roses, we would want to visit rose gardens and try to see them the way that a rose gardener would”
Sep 24, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
When teaching academic writing at the PhD level, here are 5 tools I recommend. A 🧵⬇️:
1. Hemingway app
This app will not transform you into Ernest Hemingway. But it may help you become more readable: hemingwayapp.com