50 Things to Think About When Writing a Thesis Paving Your Own Path to Submission

Moving away from a traditional ‘one size fits all’ approach, this thesis guide encourages readers to find their own path to submission, demonstrating that the process of writing is as unique as the individual candidate. This book shows thesis writers how to embrace the individual nature of writing, bringing their own unique identities and skillsets to their thesis. Each idea is presented as one that has multiple solutions, depending on who the readers are and what they want to achieve. The book guides the reader on identifying their own ways of working, their own particular strengths, as well as their unique voice and how to use these as tools to navigate the process of writing and surviving the thesis. It also provides practical guidance on elements such as the literature review and methodology, considerations around language and how to deal with life after submission. Offering a unique perspective on the process and experience of completing a thesis, this book will be an essential companion for students completing a thesis at Honors, Master's or PhD level.

1. Preliminaries 2. Understanding yourself and preparing yourself for the journey ahead 3. Understanding your identities as a researcher, supervisee,and thesis writer 4. Organizing the larger pieces of your thesis 5. Writing yourself into your thesis in small but important ways 6. What could possibly go wrong? 7. Finally done!

Donna Starks is an Honorary Researcher in the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics at The University of Auckland. Her research focuses on language and identity. It considers ways that we speak and write and how we manifest our varied ways of knowing and being to the world around us. Margaret J. Robertson is an Honorary Academic at La Trobe University in the School of Education. The focus of her research is team supervision and the development of agency within this context. Her recent research considers the importance of agency through education, life and career choices and the importance of role models.