August, for me, is writing month. I don't have to teach anymore and the flood of essays does not arrive before September. Except for the librarians and cafeteria staff there is almost nobody on campus. The offices adjacent to mine are vacated - which means I can take my shoes off, blast the Lord of … Weiterlesen Writing goals
Schlagwort: academic writing
The hardest part
The hardest part of writing is editing. Everybody who has ever written something will tell you that. For me the hardest part of editing is trimming chapters. My second supervisor recently asked me whether the chapter I sent him could be trimmed. Fun fact: I had already trimmed it because my main supervisor thought it … Weiterlesen The hardest part
Leaving the Ivory Tower
At some point in your academic career you will have to put yourself out there. Being an introvert myself even typing this, let alone offering some sort of advice, feels very odd. While I secretly yearn for the life of a medieval monk happily copying manuscripts in a secluded monastery, I have come to admit … Weiterlesen Leaving the Ivory Tower
Questions about writing (Part I)
Writing is fun. It is also difficult, stressful and at times, excrutiatingly bothersome. And every writer, be that in academia or in genres of fiction, is plagued by questions about the writing process. Recently I have asked myself three recurring questions which I can't answer ultimately but I think I have reached a point where … Weiterlesen Questions about writing (Part I)
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