‘I think it’s important for tutors to recognise that international students are being asked to carry out a difficult task; the level of English needed to write a Masters dissertation or PhD thesis is advanced.’ Miranda Miller shares students’ concerns; all writers struggle with completing drafts of their work, and professional writers are no exception. […]
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I’m proud to have made a very small contribution to Call to Arms, an anthology to be published on 1 November by Manifold Press, a small British publisher of same-sex fiction. From the blurb: ‘Seventeen stories, thirteen authors, a second war. Once again Manifold Press’s writers explore the lives of LGBTQ+ people and their
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This week, a simple and straightforward tip from RLF Consultant Fellow for improving the flow of your writing. Also shows that printing out your work really is helpful. Of course, if you plan your writing well to begin with, you shouldn’t have this problem, but it’s good to know there’s a fix if things go
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This week, my post is up on the RLF Consultants site, including handy hints on editing: https://rlfconsultants.com/how-to-be-your-own-editor/
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In this week’s top tip, RLF Consultant Fellow Miranda Miller offers a sound piece of advice, drawing on the words of George Orwell. Brevity is important in academic English, and there is no room for unnecessary adjectives or ‘padding words’ that are not essential to what you’re trying to say. Often writers find that their
I have a new string to my bow. I’ve recently started editing and proofreading children’s Modern Foreign Language titles, proofreading a GCSE Modern Foreign Language German title and translating First Words in French from English for children aged 6+.
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