Tag Archives: prose

Mulling it Over

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Athene Donald

Writing. Putting finger to keyboard. Churning out the thesis (or paper or grant proposal). This week’s cartoon in the THE reflected on this challenge of thesis-writing, ending with the punchline ‘Writing: the most impossible short distance in the history of … Continue reading →

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To Begin at the Beginning

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Athene Donald

It seems obvious: any piece of writing should have a beginning, a middle and an end. But how often have I heard the lack of structure moaned about by those folk who have to read some prose, in particular supervisors … Continue reading →

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