Who is the protagonist?
When writing an essay, report, dissertation, thesis or academic article, deciding who is the best protagonist to convey your message can transform your writing. Find out how.
Paragraphs as stepping stones
How can paragraphs be used as stepping stones in your argument – whether writing an essay, report, dissertation, thesis or academic paper? Here's how.
Your elevator pitch
I was recently on a judging panel for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition at the University of Bath. Each doctoral student had just three minutes, and one Powerpoint slide, to put across the story of their research. The seven…
Two books in 2018
Along with other Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellows, I straddle two worlds: academic and professional writing. The two books of mine published in 2018 reflect these two worlds. Success in Academic Publishing (formerly Palgrave Macmillan, now Bloomsbury) has received excellent…
