Does Your Work Feed You?
Does your work feed your fulfillment? Or does it mostly feed you a shit sandwich? Time to ask yourself some tough questions.
Before You Decide to Quit for Good, Take a Nap
Do you really want to quit, or do you just need a rest? HALT before you leave.
How to Revise and Edit Your Academic Writing
DIY revising and editing in a step-by-step guide, plus a downloadable checklist to make the process even easier. You're welcome.
The Simplest Way to Get a Ton of Writing Done This Summer (and Still Have a Life)
This simple approach to planning will help you get a ton of writing done this summer.
How to Stop Half-Assing Your Goals (and Get More Efficient)
You know you're not supposed to multi-task. So why do you multi-goal?
Do You Spend Most of Your Time Thinking “I Should Be Writing”? Here Are Six Ways to Free Yourself.
Break the "I should be writing" pattern with these six tips.
This Piece of Advice Changed How I Give Presentations
This piece of advice (from an ex-boyfriend) turned a blah presentation into the best talk I've ever given.
The Real Key to Being a Productive Academic Writer
The real key to being a productive academic writer has less to do with goals, plans, and efficiency, and more to do with this.
Stop Guessing: Five Ways to Know Exactly What the Funder Wants
A lot of people I work with, whether they're applying for research grants or non-profit funding, have the same question: How do I know what the funder wants? Here are five ways to find out.
The (Easy) Test You Need to Pass to Make Sure Your Writing Isn't Ignored
Make sure your grant application passes this test so that it doesn't get ignored.
The Five-Minute Habit That Will Boost Your Writing Productivity
Apply this habit and watch your writing productivity go through the roof.
Five Reasons You’re Not Hitting Your Writing Goals
Here are five reasons why goal-setting can fail.
The Biggest Writing Lesson I Learned This Year
How I wrote 32,000 words without really trying.
Five Ways I Sabotaged My Productivity Without Even Realizing It
Once I noticed how I was sabotaging myself, things finally started to change.
Three (Unsexy) Ways to Write a Successful Grant
Let's be real for a minute: good grant writing is not sexy.
No matter how ambitious, world-changing, and brilliant your idea is, the steps you need to take to write a fundable proposal are seriously mundane.
How to Handle a Setback
This is what I did back when I hit a major, life-threatening roadblock in graduate school and it's what I've continued to do in the face of every setback I've experienced since.
