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Eight Tips on Writing Efficiently while Overloaded with Teaching, Service and Kids (A Guest Post)

By Karen Kelsky | June 10, 2013

A reader wrote asking for a post on how to write a book while working at a teaching-intensive university.  I put out a request for a guest post on the subject on Facebook, and Steve Engler responded with this account of writing a book while teaching … [Read more...] about Eight Tips on Writing Efficiently while Overloaded with Teaching, Service and Kids (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: How To Build Your Tenure File, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Work/Life Balance in Academia, Writing, Yes, You Can: Women in Academia

Writing Your Book While Juggling Teaching and Kids (A Guest Post)

By Karen Kelsky | June 3, 2013

A reader wrote asking for a post on how to write a book while working at a teaching-intensive university.  I put out a request for a guest post on the subject on Facebook, and Katherine Vukadin responded with this account of writing a book while … [Read more...] about Writing Your Book While Juggling Teaching and Kids (A Guest Post)

Filed Under: Adjunct Issues, Book Proposals and Contracts, How To Build Your Tenure File, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Surviving Assistant Professorhood, Tenure--How To Get It, Work/Life Balance in Academia

Of Cover Letters and Magic (A Follow-up Post)

By Karen Kelsky | April 29, 2013

There is some advice I give that I believe in fiercely and will defend to the death (ref: Should I Do an Edited Collection?). And then there is some advice I give that I am very willing to concede may be wrong or at least, less than completely (or … [Read more...] about Of Cover Letters and Magic (A Follow-up Post)

Filed Under: How To Build Your Tenure File, Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Major Job Market Mistakes, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It, Writing

How To Write a Journal Article Submission Cover Letter

By Karen Kelsky | April 26, 2013

Today's post is a special request post for several clients who have written to inquire how to write a cover letter for the submission of an article manuscript to a journal. ****Addendum (4/29/13):  Please read the follow up to this post, "Of Cover … [Read more...] about How To Write a Journal Article Submission Cover Letter

Filed Under: Major Job Market Mistakes, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It, 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

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

The Perils of Publishing Your Dissertation Online

By Karen Kelsky | August 24, 2011

[July 2019 Update below by Jacqueline Barlow, Open Access Officer at The University of Winchester in Winchester, Hampshire, United Kingdom--please read] Today we are honored to have a guest post by Kathryn Hume, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English … [Read more...] about The Perils of Publishing Your Dissertation Online

Filed Under: Landing Your Tenure Track Job, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Tenure--How To Get It

Dr. Karen’s Foolproof Grant Template

By Karen Kelsky | July 5, 2011

NOTE: An expanded and updated version of this post can now be found in Chapter  51 of my new book, The Professor Is In: The Essential Guide to Turning Your Ph.D. Into a Job. I am keeping a shortened version here, but for the complete discussion … [Read more...] about Dr. Karen’s Foolproof Grant Template

Filed Under: How to Get Grants and Fellowships, Publishing Issues, Strategizing Your Success in Academia, Writing Tagged With: how to get funded, how to get funding, how to get grant money, how to get money for research, how to write a grant proposal, what goes in a grant proposal

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