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

Mark Flear, Marie Selwood
Abstract 60 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 0 Editorial Downloads 17

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Articles

How the academy negatively affects writing practice

Mariana Valverde
Abstract 68 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 1 Valverde Downloads 13

Page 1-8

Writing for publication: inspiration and perspiration

Shaun D Pattinson
Abstract 48 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 2 Pattinson Downloads 13

Page 9-19

Don’t write on Fridays! My reflection on reading and writing

Barbara Prainsack
Abstract 79 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 3 Prainsack Downloads 19

Page 20-26

Why do we get stuck in academic writing?

Graeme Laurie
Abstract 57 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 4 Laurie Downloads 10

Page 27-39

Academic writing: craft, scholarship and finding the time

Duncan Sheehan
Abstract 41 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 5 Sheehan Downloads 10

Page 40-49

The company of long-distance co-writing

Tamara Hervey
Abstract 55 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 6 Hervey Downloads 13

Page 50-58

The craft of writing in legal scholarship

Roger Cotterrell
Abstract 66 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 7 Cotterrell Downloads 12

Page 59-67

Writing about EU law in the UK after Brexit

Niamh Nic Shuibhne
Abstract 228 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 8 Nic Shuibhne Downloads 7

Page 68-77

How I made academic writing work for me

Sylvia de Mars
Abstract 51 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 9 de Mars Downloads 15

Page 78-87

Working and writing together – a reflection

David Cowan, Simon Halliday
Abstract 47 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 10 Cowan and Halliday Downloads 12

Page 88-96

On academic writing

Nicola Lacey
Abstract 41 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 11 Lacey Downloads 9

Page 97-115

Writing: why, how and when?

Emily Jackson
Abstract 48 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 12 Jackson Downloads 14

Page 116-123

Eight tips for surviving (and enjoying!) academic writing

Conor Gearty
Abstract 63 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 13 Gearty Downloads 9

Page 124-129

Writing as a middle-aged legal academic

Michael Dougan
Abstract 51 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 14 Dougan Downloads 14

Page 130-137

Treating love, joy, anxiety, anger and pain as scholarly allies

Alison Liebling
Abstract 59 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 15 Liebling Downloads 10

Page 138-146