PG Focus 110 - Starting a writing group with Allison Hui

In this tenth edition of the main PG Focus podcast series we are very pleased to welcome Allison Hui, who will be giving a talk on the value and practicalities of Writing Groups for PhD students. 

In this episode, Allison reflects on her own experiences of forming and participating in a writing group - and gives advice on the strategies and areas of focus for those looking to form their own groups.

Allison Hui is a PhD student at Lancaster University and co-convenor of the BSA PG Forum.

This episode was edited and hosted by Mike Bracher for the BSA PG Forum.

Two great books that talk about writing PhDs by Rowena Murray and Patrick Dunleavy can be previewed here:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=H2htzdy-z_wC&lpg=PP1&dq=rowena%20murray%20how%20to%20write%20a%20thesis&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Q4jbv2ZVHVMC&lpg=PP1&dq=patrick%20dunleavy%20authoring%20a%20phd&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false

If you are looking for advice about writing and writing groups, check out these sites:

http://www.insidehighered.com/advice

http://chris.golde.org/filecabinet/writegroups.html

More advice about writing groups is also available in the 6th issue of The Sociologist Newsletter available at:

http://issuu.com/sociologist/docs/the_sociologist_newsletter