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.
Full Issue
Editorial
Introduction: Reflections on Writing Supplement
Abstract 74 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 0 Editorial Downloads 27Page vii-ix
Articles
How the academy negatively affects writing practice
Abstract 86 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 1 Valverde Downloads 24Page 1-8
Writing for publication: inspiration and perspiration
Abstract 56 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 2 Pattinson Downloads 25Page 9-19
Don’t write on Fridays! My reflection on reading and writing
Abstract 90 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 3 Prainsack Downloads 31Page 20-26
Why do we get stuck in academic writing?
Abstract 71 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 4 Laurie Downloads 21Page 27-39
Academic writing: craft, scholarship and finding the time
Abstract 47 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 5 Sheehan Downloads 20Page 40-49
The company of long-distance co-writing
Abstract 70 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 6 Hervey Downloads 22Page 50-58
The craft of writing in legal scholarship
Abstract 74 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 7 Cotterrell Downloads 20Page 59-67
Writing about EU law in the UK after Brexit
Abstract 244 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 8 Nic Shuibhne Downloads 15Page 68-77
How I made academic writing work for me
Abstract 59 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 9 de Mars Downloads 26Page 78-87
Working and writing together – a reflection
Abstract 55 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 10 Cowan and Halliday Downloads 25Page 88-96
On academic writing
Abstract 51 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 11 Lacey Downloads 19Page 97-115
Writing: why, how and when?
Abstract 56 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 12 Jackson Downloads 24Page 116-123
Eight tips for surviving (and enjoying!) academic writing
Abstract 80 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 13 Gearty Downloads 20Page 124-129
Writing as a middle-aged legal academic
Abstract 55 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 14 Dougan Downloads 21Page 130-137
Treating love, joy, anxiety, anger and pain as scholarly allies
Abstract 77 | NILQ 77 Reflections RWS 15 Liebling Downloads 21Page 138-146