How I use AI for academic writing (while avoiding AI slop)
Because I work in Digital Humanities and part of my job is thinking about the ethics behind AI, I get asked a lot how I use AI for academic writing. Today I finally want...
How to Academia - A blog on academic selfhelp
Because I work in Digital Humanities and part of my job is thinking about the ethics behind AI, I get asked a lot how I use AI for academic writing. Today I finally want...
Today, I’m sharing some quick insights on academic writing and what really helped me shift away from binge writing. If you’re looking for ideas on how to make writing a more regular, low-stress part...
Academic writing is challenging to teach—especially when you try to explain it to someone who doesn’t yet have a frame of reference. Reflecting on my own experience, many writing tips I heard early on...
Today’s post is a collection of reflections on writing, research habits, and the messy realities of trying to work sustainably. After another deadline sprint, I’m taking a closer look at what’s working (and what...
Academic writing is a central part of life in Academia, especially when you’re a PhD student. It’s basically the single most important thing that your success is going to depend on. However, at least...
Struggling to finish your academic writing projects? This post explores how identifying and managing writing bottlenecks can help you write more effectively, stay focused, and overcome procrastination. Today, I’m diving into finding and understanding...
In her book on academic writing, Wendy Belcher reminds us how much progress you can make in just 15 minutes. Sitting down for 15 minutes to accomplish something—even a small part of the process—can...
Today, I’m continuing the reflections I started in my last post. As I revisit my old surf journal from last year, I’m sharing some quick insights from two great books on academic writing, How...
In today’s post, I’m reflecting a bit on my writing journey over the past year, and what it feels like to revisit old journals and unfinished posts. I’m writing this from my favorite surf...
Another very useful book about academic writing that I want to discuss with you is Wendy Laura Belcher’s Writing Your Journal Article in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success (Second Edition, University...
When organizing your PhD or any kind of major writing project, you’ll likely be more successful if you think of it as a job and a craft, rather than your passion or your life....
We have been talking about academic writing quite a bit recently, so I wanted to discuss another obvious question: Does writer’s block exist in academia? Academic writing isn’t like fiction writing (in my opinion)...
This is the final part of a mini series on writing advice for PhD students. The tips here aren’t all directly related but mostly, they are about timing. In part 1 I shared some...
In this series of blog posts (part 1 and part 2), I summarize what writing advice I would recommend my younger self. Although I’m not fully sure nobody ever told me this stuff but...
This is part two of all the things I’d recommend you take into account if you’re (relatively) new to writing in the context of bigger academic writing projects. Part 1 mainly recommended useful books....