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Why Are There No Elephants? A Common Grant-Writing Error

By Karen Kelsky | November 30, 2012

In recent work on grant applications this year, I’ve finally identified a problem that has bothered me for a long time. People who use the Foolproof Grant Template construct an argument for the urgency of their research by deploying what I call the … [Read more...] about Why Are There No Elephants? A Common Grant-Writing Error

Filed Under: How to Get Grants and Fellowships, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Writing

List Addiction, Cont’d: The Dyad

By Karen Kelsky | November 2, 2012

List addiction is an epidemic among academic writers. I have a blog post about the subject (which I knew nothing about prior to my work in TPII), and I refer at least 50% of clients to that blog post at one point or another.   What is it with … [Read more...] about List Addiction, Cont’d: The Dyad

Filed Under: How to Get Grants and Fellowships, How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Postdoc Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Writing

Banish These Words

By Karen Kelsky | October 26, 2012

Do not use the words “unique” or “burgeoning” in any of your job documents. They are painfully overused. The first is just trite. The second is over-dramatic. That is all. … [Read more...] about Banish These Words

Filed Under: Graduate Student Concerns, How to Get Grants and Fellowships, How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, How To Write CVs, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Teaching and Research Statements, Teaching Portfolios, Writing

Information for Those Who Work With Dr. Karen

By Karen Kelsky | October 5, 2012

Today’s post is meant to clarify some confusion among some of you who are or are thinking of becoming clients related to the time required to complete the editing process. I’ve had a few incidents this past month in which clients sent me 15-page sets … [Read more...] about Information for Those Who Work With Dr. Karen

Filed Under: Stop.Acting.Like.A.Grad.Student, Writing

The Worst Job Letter Ever Written (Not really…)

By Karen Kelsky | September 28, 2012

A few months ago one of my clients, after completing work with me on her job letter, ruefully sent along the original version of the letter that she had been using the previous year.  She wrote, "I've attached a copy of the first job letter I ever … [Read more...] about The Worst Job Letter Ever Written (Not really…)

Filed Under: How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Writing

Does the Status of the Press Matter?

By Karen Kelsky | September 21, 2012

Today’s post is in response to a reader who wrote in asking, “does the status of the press matter when seeking to publish your book?” Sometimes I am surprised by what people ask me, and this is one of those times. Does anyone not know the answer to … [Read more...] about Does the Status of the Press Matter?

Filed Under: Book Proposals and Contracts, How To Build Your Tenure File, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia

Should I Do an Edited Collection?

By Karen Kelsky | July 24, 2012

No. Let me say it again: No. Let's put it a different way: You: But, it's just the papers from a conference panel. Is it ok then? Me: No. You: But, I'm co-editing it, so I don't have to do all the work. Is it ok then? Me: No. And, … [Read more...] about Should I Do an Edited Collection?

Filed Under: Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It Tagged With: are edited collections worth it, Should i write an edited collection, will an edited collection get me tenure, will an edited collection help on the job market

Is Your Writing Better Than Waffles?

By Karen Kelsky | July 5, 2012

Last week, I was working on a client's materials. We were on something like draft #4 of her dissertation abstract, following on weeks of work on her c.v. and job letter. She'd been working hard, and her materials showed it. It was Sunday morning, … [Read more...] about Is Your Writing Better Than Waffles?

Filed Under: How to Get Grants and Fellowships, How To Write Academic Job Cover Letters, Major Job Market Mistakes, Postdoc Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It, Writing, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia Tagged With: best writing tips, grant writing strategies, key to good writing

Should I Send Out a Book Proposal Before the Manuscript is Completely Finished?

By Karen Kelsky | June 21, 2012

This is a Q and A that arose on the blog this week, following the blog post, How To Write a Book Proposal. I've been asked this question many times.  This is my answer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q:   Karen, can I ask you to … [Read more...] about Should I Send Out a Book Proposal Before the Manuscript is Completely Finished?

Filed Under: Book Proposals and Contracts, How To Build Your Tenure File, Promote Yourself!, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It Tagged With: academic book proposal, how to write an academic book proposal

How Do You Make a “Short” CV?

By Karen Kelsky | June 5, 2012

Today’s post is a simple one, responding to many queries:  How do you make a “short CV”? A short, or two-page, CV is often required for grant applications and the like.  The point here is to sketch the main highlights of your record without … [Read more...] about How Do You Make a “Short” CV?

Filed Under: How to Get Grants and Fellowships, How To Write CVs, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Writing Tagged With: how to make a short cv, what is a short cv?

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