February 26, 2006

A2C Origins, Revealed

As a follow-up to a couple of recent posts (here and here), I wanted to let you know I found the original reference to what has become the A** to Chair Method of Dissertation (and Other Graduate Student) Writing--or A2C for short. It is from Joan Bolker's Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day:

This chapter aims to help you get started writing. When I worked at Harvard's Writing Center, we joked that the single most useful piece of equipment for a writer was a bucket of glue. First you spread some on your chair, and then you sit down (p. 32).
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I think Joan Bolker is awesome. Her editing volume of writings about writing -- The Writer's Home Companion -- has many jewels also.

Thanks for your kind comments after my recent IHE article.

Posted by: academic coach at March 2, 2006 05:53 AM
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