“I’ve read so much, but I still don’t know what I’m trying to say”
You've probably read hundreds of papers, highlighted articles, filled notebooks with ideas, and downloaded more PDFs than you can count.
Yet your literature review still feels messy.
Everything seems relevant. The literature feels disconnected. You're not sure what to include, what to leave out, or whether you're building an argument or simply accumulating information.
The most important thing to understand here is this:
There’s a tendency to think that if you just read more, everything will become clearer - and unfortunately, some supervisors seem to think this works too. It doesn’t. Most of the literature review problems I saw students experiencing in my 20 years in academia were caused not by a lack of reading, but by not having a structure for making sense of what they’d already read.
This guide helps you build that structure.
Designed specifically for qualitative PhD researchers working with thematic or narrative literature reviews, this guide helps you move from collecting information to interpreting and synthesising it, so you can build a clear, critical, defensible literature review that you can confidently explain and stand behind.
Inside, you'll find 12 carefully sequenced sections and practical worksheets to help you:
• Make sense of the literature you've already gathered
• Identify patterns and develop meaningful themes
• Turn disconnected notes into a coherent structure
• Move from summary to critical analysis and argument
• Decide what belongs in your review and what doesn't
• Stop endlessly rewriting and start making confident decisions
• Build a literature review that genuinely supports your research questions
If you've ever thought:
"I've read loads, but I still don't know what I'm trying to say."
"Everything feels relevant. I can't see what actually matters."
"I know there's an argument in here somewhere, but I can't quite find it."
"My supervisor says I need to be more critical, but I don't know what that actually means."
"I keep rewriting my literature review, but it's still not quite working."
This guide was created for you.
By the end of this guide, you'll have a clearer sense of how your literature fits together, what matters for your study, and how to structure your chapter.
Most importantly, you'll feel more directed, more confident in your thinking, and far better able to explain and stand behind your literature review.
This is a digital download. You’ll get immediate access to the full guide and worksheets as soon as you purchase, so you can start making progress straight away.
Swipe through the images to see exactly what’s inside.
For a more streamlined and coherent approach, you can access all four PhD Survival Guides in the full series here.
Got questions? Contact me using this form, I’ll be happy to help.
By purchasing this product, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
“I’ve read so much, but I still don’t know what I’m trying to say”
You've probably read hundreds of papers, highlighted articles, filled notebooks with ideas, and downloaded more PDFs than you can count.
Yet your literature review still feels messy.
Everything seems relevant. The literature feels disconnected. You're not sure what to include, what to leave out, or whether you're building an argument or simply accumulating information.
The most important thing to understand here is this:
There’s a tendency to think that if you just read more, everything will become clearer - and unfortunately, some supervisors seem to think this works too. It doesn’t. Most of the literature review problems I saw students experiencing in my 20 years in academia were caused not by a lack of reading, but by not having a structure for making sense of what they’d already read.
This guide helps you build that structure.
Designed specifically for qualitative PhD researchers working with thematic or narrative literature reviews, this guide helps you move from collecting information to interpreting and synthesising it, so you can build a clear, critical, defensible literature review that you can confidently explain and stand behind.
Inside, you'll find 12 carefully sequenced sections and practical worksheets to help you:
• Make sense of the literature you've already gathered
• Identify patterns and develop meaningful themes
• Turn disconnected notes into a coherent structure
• Move from summary to critical analysis and argument
• Decide what belongs in your review and what doesn't
• Stop endlessly rewriting and start making confident decisions
• Build a literature review that genuinely supports your research questions
If you've ever thought:
"I've read loads, but I still don't know what I'm trying to say."
"Everything feels relevant. I can't see what actually matters."
"I know there's an argument in here somewhere, but I can't quite find it."
"My supervisor says I need to be more critical, but I don't know what that actually means."
"I keep rewriting my literature review, but it's still not quite working."
This guide was created for you.
By the end of this guide, you'll have a clearer sense of how your literature fits together, what matters for your study, and how to structure your chapter.
Most importantly, you'll feel more directed, more confident in your thinking, and far better able to explain and stand behind your literature review.
This is a digital download. You’ll get immediate access to the full guide and worksheets as soon as you purchase, so you can start making progress straight away.
Swipe through the images to see exactly what’s inside.
For a more streamlined and coherent approach, you can access all four PhD Survival Guides in the full series here.
Got questions? Contact me using this form, I’ll be happy to help.
By purchasing this product, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
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