Thoughts on Writing

Musings from an Academic Publishing Professional

Recommended Readings for Getting Published: Selections from the Editor's Bookshelf, Part 1

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Mar 19, 20243 min read

Recommended Readings for Getting Published: Selections from the Editor's Bookshelf, Part 1

Overviews of three books that offer advice on getting published as an academic writer

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Jan 16, 20243 min read

Agile Project Management and Writing

The emphasis on iteration makes agile project management an ideal approach for structuring writing projects.

Working With an Outline. . .Even When You Don’t Want To

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Oct 20, 20233 min read

Working With an Outline. . .Even When You Don’t Want To

Working with an outline can support our writing productivity, so why do we resist it?

The Method Section, Part II: Establishing the Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research

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Sep 25, 20233 min read

The Method Section, Part II: Establishing the Trustworthiness of Qualitative Research

Three overarching strategies for communicating the credibility of your qualitative study in the method section

The Method Section, Part I: Enhancing the Credibility of Quantitative Research Studies

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Jun 21, 20235 min read

The Method Section, Part I: Enhancing the Credibility of Quantitative Research Studies

Six focal points for enhancing the credibility of quantitative research in your method section

Why Meeting Writing Deadlines Is So Hard

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Apr 20, 20234 min read

Why Meeting Writing Deadlines Is So Hard

Thoughts on why we blow our writing deadlines and strategies for improving on our delivery

Theoretical Frameworks, Part 2: How Do I Know If It Is Any Good?

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Mar 15, 20233 min read

Theoretical Frameworks, Part 2: How Do I Know If It Is Any Good?

More thoughts on the theoretical framework: how do I build one, and how do I know if it's any good?

Theoretical Frameworks, Part 1: What's It All For?

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Feb 15, 20235 min read

Theoretical Frameworks, Part 1: What's It All For?

What's this theoretical framework I've been asked to include in my journal article?

Tool Tip: Using ClickUp to Manage Writing Projects (and Anything Else on Your Plate)

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Jan 20, 20234 min read

Tool Tip: Using ClickUp to Manage Writing Projects (and Anything Else on Your Plate)

Some thoughts on using ClickUp to organize writing projects (and the rest of your work).

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Nov 16, 20225 min read

Self-Editing: What to Focus on When

Editing is most effective when we move from large-scale holistic changes to corrections at the word and sentence level.

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Oct 18, 20224 min read

Sweating the Details

Successful academic writers sweat the small stuff. Eight tips for writing more clearly and concisely.

Strategies for Organizing a Large Writing Project

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Sep 21, 20224 min read

Strategies for Organizing a Large Writing Project

Five strategies for approaching a large writing project and staying on task.

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Aug 16, 20223 min read

Finding a Home for Your Manuscript

Eight questions to ask as you consider where to submit your next manuscript

Discovering & Evaluating Ideas for Future Projects

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Jun 30, 20224 min read

Discovering & Evaluating Ideas for Future Projects

Two activities to help you discover ideas for writing and three questions for evaluating those ideas

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Jun 2, 20225 min read

Getting (Re)Started After a Pause

The beginning stages of the writing process: subzero draft, zero draft, first draft

The Marketing Survey: How It Helps the Publisher Sell Your Book

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Apr 21, 20226 min read

The Marketing Survey: How It Helps the Publisher Sell Your Book

What kinds of questions can you expect in the marketing survey, and how will your publisher use your responses?

Using Models and Templates to Expand Your Scholarly Repertoire

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Apr 5, 20226 min read

Using Models and Templates to Expand Your Scholarly Repertoire

Learning to emulate the genres in your field successfully increases your likelihood of getting published.

Tool Tip: Upping Your Editing Game With Grammarly

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Mar 22, 20224 min read

Tool Tip: Upping Your Editing Game With Grammarly

An overview of Grammarly premium features

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Mar 8, 20226 min read

That Time I Wrote a Lit Review

A few insights on my strategies for reading the literature, discovering a story, and creating an initial lit review draft

What Are Morning Pages and How Can They Help Academic Writers?

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Feb 22, 20224 min read

What Are Morning Pages and How Can They Help Academic Writers?

“Morning Pages provoke, clarify, comfort, [and] cajole, prioritize and synchronize the day at hand.”--Julia Cameron

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