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Write No Matter What : Advice for Academics /

With growing academic responsibilities, family commitments, and inboxes, scholars are struggling to fulfill their writing goals. A finished book-or even steady journal articles-may seem like an impossible dream. But, as Joli Jensen proves, it really is possible to write happily and productively in a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jensen, Joli (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2017]
Colección:Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Part One. Writing In Academe
  • 1} Letting Go of the Dream
  • 2} Demystifying Academic Writing
  • 3} Craftsman Attitude
  • Part Two. Using Tools That Work
  • 4} Three Taming Techniques
  • 5} Securing Time
  • 6} Securing Space
  • 7} Securing Energy
  • Part Three. Challenging Writing Myths
  • 8} Draining the Drama
  • 9} Demons In for Tea
  • 10} The Magnum Opus Myth
  • 11} The Impostor Syndrome
  • 12} The Cleared- Deck Fantasy
  • 13} The Hostile Reader Fear
  • 14} Compared with X
  • 15} The Perfect First Sentence
  • 16} One More Source
  • Part Four. Maintaining Momentum
  • 17} Follow the Lilt
  • 18} Beginnings and Endings
  • 19} Finding the Lost Trail
  • 20} Effective Feedback
  • 21} Handling Revisions and Rejections
  • 22} Working with Stalls
  • 23} Relinquishing Toxic Projects
  • 24} Back-Burner Projects
  • 25} Breaks, Summers, and Sabbaticals
  • Part Five. Building Writing Support
  • 26} Overcoming Isolation
  • 27} Creating Faculty Writing Groups
  • 28} Building Campus Writing Support
  • Conclusion
  • Afterword } Writing for the Public
  • Bibliography
  • Index