This week's task is short and sweet: Submit something. Ideally, this means an academic article, essay, review, commentary, chapter proposal, or other appropriate piece of writing, to an actual academic publication venue. While regular readers … [Read more...] about 52 Career Actions: Week 19: Submit a Piece for Publication
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52 Career Actions: Week 18: Prepare a Writing Sample Portfolio
Hi everyone, and welcome back to the 52 Career Actions series. I hope you had a good summer! I took time off to write the bulk of my new book, The Professor Is Out: The Essential Guide to Leaving Academia. I did get a few chapters done! But I did not … [Read more...] about 52 Career Actions: Week 18: Prepare a Writing Sample Portfolio
Let’s Make Today the Day
This Is the Day You Begin a Writing Practice Welcome. Let's say we make today a new beginning? Today marks the beginning of something new—not just another attempt to write, but the start of a Writing Practice: a healthy, balanced, and measured … [Read more...] about Let’s Make Today the Day
Dealing with the Dreaded Holiday Break
Winter break is nearly here. Academics, how are you feeling? Are you dreading it? Do you have massive writing goals that you’re secretly anxious about achieving? Productivity Coach Kel Weinhold is here to help. We’re featuring this *free* webinar as … [Read more...] about Dealing with the Dreaded Holiday Break
How to Ditch the Grind AND Get Your Work Done.
I feel a bit ambivalent about writing this. I work with so many academics that I know most of you are more disaffected and disillusioned about your work than ever before. You just don’t want to do what you used to do. And yet, here I am offering … [Read more...] about How to Ditch the Grind AND Get Your Work Done.
Just One Thing: Managing your Momentum Pyramid
Other Ways to Support Your Writing First step: Join The Next Level on our Mighty Networks social media page. The space is devoted to creating a supportive community and more! Join HERE Once you are a member, can join several different … [Read more...] about Just One Thing: Managing your Momentum Pyramid
Introducing How To…
I made an incorrect assumption. I am a former journalism professor. Every term of my academic career, I spent hours and hours teaching students and scholars how to think about, conceptualize and produce written projects, including how to edit … [Read more...] about Introducing How To…
Just One Thing: Rewrite for Accuracy
Continuing to talk about distorted thinking. Last week I wrote about beginning to challenge distorted thinking by asking simple questions. If you missed it, you can read it here. This week’s Just One Thing takes us one step further with replacing … [Read more...] about Just One Thing: Rewrite for Accuracy
Just One Thing: Investigate your thoughts!
Welcome again to my weekly series Just One Thing. Each week, I offer you just one thing you can practice each day that will improve your creative output. The topic I want to deal with in the next few posts is what American psychologist Albert Ellis … [Read more...] about Just One Thing: Investigate your thoughts!
Just One Thing: Ask What Worked
Welcome again, to my new Just One Thing series. Each week, I offer you just one thing you can practice each day that will improve your creative output. As a newsletter subscriber, they come to you first! Today's JOT is a practice I call "W to the … [Read more...] about Just One Thing: Ask What Worked