![]() We have started to release the audio from 2020’s Whisperfest as a podcast series. We plan to release one every three weeks and by then, we will probably be ready to host the next one! You can find the first episode on Buzzsprout, and subscribe through your favourite player. Our new book on writing ‘Level up your essays’ is now out via New South Press. This ESO Mythic increases Critical Hit Chance by a maximum of 1528 and increases all forms of Experience gain (including. We hope that you will recommend it on to the undergraduates and coursework masters students in your life and that the book will mean better essays for you to mark! This book is a follow up from our popular ‘How to fix your academic writing trouble’ and is not strictly for a PhD level audience. Mora's Whispers Gives Buffs Based on Completion of Shalidor's Library. Last year I wrote a post called How do I write the discussion section? This post was in response to an analysis of blog traffic which showed that 75% of the writing related searches that led people to the Thesis Whisperer wanted to know about this section of the thesis. When the boss is immune to attack, aim at the adds that appear. During the fight, the area will become misty and you won't be able to attack the boss. ![]() You just tank and spank, moving him out of the way when he drops a large Area of Effect damage on the ground. The discussion section is the ‘problem child’ of the thesis because it asks you to be creative. Compared to the last boss, this one is easy. In How do I write the discussion section? I covered what could go in the discussion section and in what order, but I did not address the creativity problem. People have spent lifetimes studying creativity. However, as yet, no one has invented a magic creativity elixir. So – how can you become a more creative researcher? I think the secret lies in thinking about creativity as a process, not an accident, inspiration or something that just ‘happens’. Becoming creative on demand is possible and a key skill for all researchers to cultivate. One of my favourite books on creativity is Daily Rituals: how great minds make time, find inspiration. ![]() In it, Mason Curry shares the daily schedules of famous writers, musicians, engineers, architects and philosophers. Each person’s creative routine is explained in just a few pages. Reading all these snippets together is a fascinating insight into how different people, in different places, and with different pressures, carried on with the work of being creative. Some people were more free to explore their creativity than others. Jane Austen, like many women of her time and culture, was not expected to have an occupation. She did not have a dedicated place to write or think and had to do it in the family spaces (many PhD parents can relate to I’m sure). ![]()
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