When undertaking a PhD or other higher degree, thesis writing is often the most emotionally demanding as well as intellectually challenging part of the whole process. Voice and Feedback in
Academic Writing is a small, affordable book with hints, tips and activities that address the difficulties of the PhD writing process for students, the contents of which will be relevant
throughout their candidature. It is also a book that describes strategies to manage writing and to make this experience more co-operative, and gives students a template to start their own
writing groups. Chapter 1 explores why writing is important, suggests where you can find guidance, and then ends by examining the role of reading in writing. Chapter 2 helps you locate your
study, advance your argument, and make a case for your own work. Chapter 3 outlines how to build a credible persona and adopt a ’writerly’ stance. It also shows the transitions that allow you
to provide a sense of movement through your argument and allow the reader to follow your ideas. Chapter 4 provides four steps to writing, the three stages of drafting, and then ends with four
strategies on ’how to get started and keep going’. Chapter 4 then outlines four steps to writing, the three stages of drafting, and then ends with four hints on ‘how to get started and keep
going’.
