Helping Scholars Finish Strong First Books
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In previous posts, I outlined how to publish more articles by tracking your writing, how to use opening rituals to make each writing session productive, and how to use closing rituals to set yourself …
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We've all been there. You've been working on a project spread across multiple documents for months (like a dissertation or a book, or even multiple articles, job documents, CVs, etc.) and you're …
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What is Scrivener 3? Scrivener is word processing software published by Literature & Latte. It is unique in that the entire "project" is a file, and within the project, you can write drafts and …
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Do you feel like you've read every writing and productivity book published for new faculty and scholarly writers, but still struggle to make progress on your projects? Do you make commitments to write …
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In another post, I describe how using an opening routine can help you start your writing session more easily. But there's something else that I do at the end of each session--my closing routine--that …
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Do you intend to write, but never start? Or, are you overcome with anxiety the moment you open your computer? Maybe you tell yourself that you will write "in the morning," but get sidetracked cleaning …
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Are you stuck with a stubborn academic conference paper, journal article, or book chapter? Are you experiencing academic writer's block and are looking for unique solutions to help you get unstuck? …
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When revising my book manuscript, one chapter stubbornly refused any and all revision efforts I threw at it. It wasn't academic writer's block per se, but I was still hopelessly stuck. …
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The summer before I began the tenure track, I read as much about how to balance the competing demands of the tenure-track as possible. How did successful faculty publish more than others? One of the …
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