Managing your Writing through the End-of-Semester Chaos
Imagine you just took a bubble bath (sounds good, right?). You reluctantly get out and unplug the drain, staying to watch the little bubbles drain away. The water starts to form a circle and the happy bubbles get swept around, enjoying a lovely spin at a reasonable...
Seasons of Writing in the Academic Year
Academia ebbs and flows. This, in some ways, is the beauty of it. The beginning of each term feels like a new start, and the end of each term feels like closing a chapter. But of course, this rhythm mostly applies to teaching. Research, especially writing, does not...
Doing Just One Thing: How to Focus on One Thing in Your Academic Career
What if…? Last night I sat in the courtyard and thought about what it would be like to just have to do one thing. What if instead of a gazillion projects, plus teaching, plus running kids around, plus meal planning, plus everything else, I only had one project....
What is a writing roadmap? (and why you need one)
Does any of this sound familiar? You feel overwhelmed because you are being pulled in a thousand directions. You have this nagging feeling that you should be writing, but you can’t figure out how to fit it in. You have about three articles almost done, two others half...
A Process for Academic Decision Making
How do you make decisions about your academic life? Here’s the thing: one of the reasons that you’re feeling overwhelmed (oh, sorry—not feeling overwhelmed? Drink a margarita for me, please), is that you don’t have a process for vetting new opportunities that come...
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