Published: 11.03.2026
This special issue, edited by Mark Flear and Marie Selwood, brings together all the articles in our open access 'Reflections on Writing' series that were published in 2025.
Editorial
Introduction: Reflections on Writing Supplement
Abstract 42 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 0 Editorial Downloads 3 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1308Page vii-ix
Articles
How the academy negatively affects writing practice
Abstract 46 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 1 Valverde Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1289Page 1-8
Writing for publication: inspiration and perspiration
Abstract 30 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 2 Pattinson Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1290Page 9-19
Don’t write on Fridays! My reflection on reading and writing
Abstract 53 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 3 Prainsack Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1291Page 20-26
Why do we get stuck in academic writing?
Abstract 33 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 4 Laurie Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1292Page 27-39
Academic writing: craft, scholarship and finding the time
Abstract 28 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 5 Sheehan Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1293Page 40-49
The company of long-distance co-writing
Abstract 43 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 6 Hervey Downloads 3 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1294Page 50-58
The craft of writing in legal scholarship
Abstract 42 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 7 Cotterrell Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1295Page 59-67
Writing about EU law in the UK after Brexit
Abstract 205 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 8 Nic Shuibhne Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1296Page 68-77
How I made academic writing work for me
Abstract 28 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 9 de Mars Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1297Page 78-87
Working and writing together – a reflection
Abstract 26 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 10 Cowan and Halliday Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1298Page 88-96
On academic writing
Abstract 24 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 11 Lacey Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1299Page 97-115
Writing: why, how and when?
Abstract 30 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 12 Jackson Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1300Page 116-123
Eight tips for surviving (and enjoying!) academic writing
Abstract 34 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 13 Gearty Downloads 2 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1301Page 124-129
Writing as a middle-aged legal academic
Abstract 26 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 14 Dougan Downloads 3 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1303Page 130-137
Treating love, joy, anxiety, anger and pain as scholarly allies
Abstract 32 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 15 Liebling Downloads 0 | DOI https://doi.org/10.53386/nilq.v77iRWS.1304Page 138-146