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I developed the Story-Argument model to describe the deep structure of fascinating scholarship across genres and disciplines. The model is based on many years of academic developmental editing as well as study of narrative theory, genre theory, and more. Scholars use the model as a conceptual framework for navigating the writing process. In ScholarShape, a virtual writing incubator that I founded, scholars access tools and resources for putting the model into practice, as well as support one another in their work.

Education

Ph.D., English language and literature, 2012

B.A., English, 2006

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    The Oracles of Academia podcast. Create your most fascinating scholarship yet using the tools, puzzles, exercises, and thought experiments from the Oracles of Academia podcast. When you recognize the unique genius you bring to your academic writing, you can find your place in the future of scholarship. Available in Apple podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify.

    ScholarShape. An incubator for fascinating scholarship. Inside this virtual resource library-meets-workshop, scholars from across disciplines and around the world support each other in approaching their academic writing as a process of Story-Argument design. The Story-Argument method fuses storytelling and argumentation by blending creativity, intuition, genre awareness, and structural rigor.

     

     

    Margy Thomas

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