Issue Details: First known date: 2022... 2022 The Writing Is the Method : Process, Method, Research in Fiona McGregor’s A Novel Idea
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'This essay argues that fiction writing is a distinct form of research and way of thinking in which the methodology is generated in the writing. Unlike other forms of research, the research problems arise for the writer during the act of writing. However, within an academic setting, writers are often required to set out their methodology in advance of their project and provide a retrospective account in the form of an exegesis. Fiona McGregor’s A Novel Idea demonstrates the practical difficulty in both writing and paying attention to methodology at the same time, thus problematising the exegetical component of fiction writing in retrospect. A way forward might be to require fiction writers within the academy to state their aims for a piece of fiction, recognising that the methodology and knowledge will be generated within the writing. The “original contribution to knowledge” component of these aims can be assessed by the writer’s intention to create something new, whether through formal innovations or approach to subject. In terms of accountability, the writer’s capacity to deliver on their intention can be measured by their previous output and, retrospectively, by an examination of the novel itself and its drafts.' (Publication abstract)
 

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    y separately published work icon TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs vol. 26 no. 2 2022 25399734 2022 periodical issue 'The migration of TEXT from its Australian site to Scholastica is complete. Since June 2022, TEXT has operated solely from its new, US-based address. Some traffic from the old site continues, so we will keep that open for a little while longer.' (Editorial introduction) 2022
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