Three Take-Aways from “Deep Work” for Academic Writers
I found a new podcast that I love: #AmWriting. It has really put wind in my sails about a book I’ve been brewing on the back burner for about a year. I am so inspired by the completely relatable podcast hosts Jess and K.J., smart women, authors and moms, and have been...
How to Navigate Complicated Co-Author Relationships
Co-authoring can be… complicated. Sharing the work, feeding off of each other’s ideas, and facing reviewers together can have big advantages for how you feel about writing and publishing. But the back-and-forth on drafts, the looong waits for sections, and the...
How To Be Productive After Travel
We’re in the height of the fall conference season, and there are lots of us on the road. As academics, many of us travel at least once or twice a year to attend academic conferences. Traveling (for many different reasons) is a common part of our academic lives. I’ve...
Three Types of Writing Goals (and Which One is Best for You)
Setting goals for your writing sessions can be overwhelming. How big should the goal be? How do you quantify it? What should you do if you keep overestimating the amount of writing you can do? What if you consistently fail to hit your goal? The problem is that we...
Three Surprising Reasons You Need to Make Time to Write
Maybe it seems obvious that you need to make time to write. I mean, you’ve been telling yourself that you have to do it for a long time. Your institution certainly stresses it. They want you to write for tenure and promotion. They want you to write so you can get...
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