de.hypothesesAug 23, 2024

"Missing the first deadline could have been a good time to drop out. I should have taken the hint."

There are different reasons academics stall in their writing. Maybe you need a vacation - and maybe it's a toxic project and the best solution is to drop it, shares Sarah Lang at #BoulderingEpigrammetry:

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/4101

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Write through psychological barriers? [Book Review, Part II]

You probably noticed that sometimes, writing is hard. Maybe it’s always hard for you. Or maybe you’re suffering from a writing stall. As it often happens, I started formulating my book review for Joli...

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de.hypothesesJul 23, 2024

Woher weiß ich, wann ich genug gelesen habe und mit dem Schreiben anfangen kann? Oder, andersherum: Leide ich am Mythos des "noch eine Quelle zitieren", mit dem ich den Beginn des Schreibens hinauszögere?

Sarah Lang hat bei #BoulderingEpigrammetry wieder neue #SchreibTipps parat:

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/4832 (auf Englisch)

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How to know if you have read enough or one more source to cite?

In my academic writing journey this year, an issue that has been plaguing me is whether I’m suffering from the “one more source to cite” myth and procrastinating on starting writing or whether I...

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de.hypothesesJun 3, 2024

What does this buy me at the history store?

Sarah Lang explains how to write good conclusions using the hourglass method (and what not to put into a conclusion):

https://epigrammetry.hypotheses.org/4360

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Ending well: Re-Opening the OCAR Hourglass

Nobody knows how to write good conclusions. So for the second post on conclusions in my recap of Joshua Schimmel’s Writing Science (part 1, part 2), I will continue unpacking how to write a...

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