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Monday Motivation

Monday Motivation

  • September 21, 2015
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September 21, 2015 0

Are You Keeping Secrets? 

Are You Keeping Secrets? 

  • September 17, 2015
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  In academic writing, and all writing, the goal of the author is to keep the reader’s attention. Lose the reader at the beginning, and you lose the opportunity to share your analysis and insights. That’s why it is so important to begin your article with a hook, or an explanation of what your paper

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September 17, 2015 0

Writing Collaboratively

Writing Collaboratively

  • September 2, 2015
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  Working with others is not a skill that everyone learns in grad school. For many students, writing is a solitary affair, with the dissertation being a sole-authored document and co-authorships being frowned upon in the early years as a junior faculty member. This of course varies by discipline and the type of research one

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Monday Motivation

Monday Motivation

  • August 31, 2015
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Monday Motivation

Monday Motivation

  • August 24, 2015
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Monday Motivation

Monday Motivation

  • August 17, 2015
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  A reminder: don’t wait until you feel inspired to write, just write!

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Monday Motivation

Monday Motivation

  • August 10, 2015
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  The worst thing you write is better than the best thing you did not write. – Unknown Photo Credit: Phil Gyford

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Conquering Fear in Writing

  • August 7, 2015
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  For academics, writing is the public face you show to the world. It’s the basis on which you are judged by your peers, for both jobs and promotions. There is a lot riding on the written word, so its no wonder that writing can be a source of anxiety and fear.The apprehension that writers

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Monday Motivation

Monday Motivation

  • August 3, 2015
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Get that Dissertation Done! 

  • July 30, 2015
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Remember, a done dissertation is a good dissertation. Many graduate students are in the home stretch of dissertation writing, and you are probably exhausted. You’ve written one of the longest documents you have ever or will ever write, and while you can see the finish line you know there is so much more to do.

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July 30, 2015 0

Monday Motivation

  • July 27, 2015
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We’re starting a new series on the blog called “Monday Motivation” which will include quotes, short tips on writing and productivity, or anything else that might spark your motivation. After all, who needs something else long to read at the beginning of the week?   “When I sit down to write a book, I do

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July 27, 2015 0

Make it Count: When Your Word Limit is Not Your Real Problem

  • July 20, 2015
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In the first post in this series I discussed trimming words. The reasons I outlined were mainly aesthetic, detailing how to cut the length of a manuscript that is analytically sound, with strong substance. That type of trimming is still painful, but doesn’t really change the substance of your ideas or argument. Adding length can

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Make it Count: Meeting Word Limits

  • June 29, 2015
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Crafting a manuscript to meet prescribed word limits is probably one of the most vexing issues that academic writers face. Journal editors and book publishers have firm ideas about the length of an article, book, or book chapter, and writers do not have much freedom to deviate from these rules. In a series of blog

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June 29, 2015 0

Just Say No – To Yourself

  • June 14, 2015
  • Overcoming BarriersSaying No
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A few days ago I had the pleasure of co-hosting a #withaPhD Twitter chat with Jennifer Polk of From PhD to Life. The topic I chose was “working nine to five” (you can see the chat archived on Storify here) and my intention was to talk about maintaining a balance between working and having a

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Getting Un-Stuck in Writing: Two Quick Tips 

  • June 4, 2015
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Getting stuck in writing can hamper productivity and leave you feeling as if you are not accomplishing your writing goals. It’s hard to schedule creative thought, and the time you set aside for writing is not always the time when you have your best ideas. Being stuck, however, should not become an excuse to abandon

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What Is Your Writing Process?

  • May 28, 2015
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Over the past couple of weeks I have had the opportunity to talk to academic writers about their writing process. This is also a question I ask new clients if I work with them as a developmental consultant. While there is great variation in how writers work, knowing your own process is essential to staying

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Want to Increase Summer Productivity? Take a Vacation

Want to Increase Summer Productivity? Take a Vacation

  • May 5, 2015
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  Summer is a time of lofty goals – you’ll write a book manuscript, submit an article or four, prep new courses, and apply for the grant you’re been thinking about. It is often the case that the earlier you are in your career, the more pressure there is to produce, produce, produce over the

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May 5, 2015 0

Writing Literature Reviews: Developing a Backstory

  • April 16, 2015
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In academic writing, the author’s goal is to convince the reader that the argument they are reading is in some way novel or unique. A great literature review gives the reader a thorough backstory on the topic, explaining how it has been discussed by other authors. After all, you can’t convince a reader your argument

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Literature Reviews: Getting Started

  • March 12, 2015
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Many graduate students are at a loss when starting literature reviews. How do you start? What literature do you start with, and where do you find it? How do you know when you are done? I’ve put together a series of guides for writing a literature review, and here is the first.  What challenges do

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Use Your Words

  • January 27, 2015
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We are all guilty of it: getting caught up in academic jargon or using words that only a handful of people would recognize at first glance. It’s not surprising, because we generally write for people just like us – people with PhDs engaged in similar disciplinary specialties and literatures. We expect that our readers are

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January 27, 2015 0

Developing Mindful Writing Goals

  • January 5, 2015
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Much of the advice around writing productivity focuses on maintaining a daily practice of writing. For many, a daily practice means either writing for a set amount of time every day, or committing to put a specific number of words to paper. While both of these strategies are useful – and necessary so that you

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What is Developmental Consulting?

  • December 17, 2014
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Developmental editing or consulting is a process where I work with you to bring a project from its initial unfinished state to a fully articulated manuscript. I help you to hone in on what needs to be done, then I supply you with the tools to do it. This can include mapping out a plan

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December 17, 2014 0

Setting Goals, plus a free download!

  • November 6, 2014
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There have been many times where I have sat to make a daily to-do list and somewhat mindlessly added a list of tasks, with no real sense of what these tasks would result in on a daily basis. I blame this partially on the structure of my planner. It has a calendar and blank note

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November 6, 2014 0

Setting Boundaries as a Form of Time Management

  • October 16, 2014
  • ProductivitySaying No
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We have all experienced this moment. You’re in your office, settling in to write, grade papers, or what have you. Suddenly, a colleague strolls in, sits in the chair next to your desk, and begins to chat about, well, you don’t even know what they’re saying because you’re looking at the clock and thinking about

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