As an academic writing coach, here are the 7 mistakes I see Assistant Professors make when writing papers.
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#1: Not allocating time for writing
🤹♀️ Teaching, admin and supervision will easily fill up your calendar and inbox. It’s easy to put off writing because there are rarely any deadlines and hardly any universities truly supportive of protecting writing time.
🤹♀️ Teaching, admin and supervision will easily fill up your calendar and inbox. It’s easy to put off writing because there are rarely any deadlines and hardly any universities truly supportive of protecting writing time.
#2: Not integrating your students and co-authors into the writing process early on
🛤️ It takes a lot of time having to go through countless editing cycles with your co-authors. It’s more efficient to engage with them before committing to a full manuscript.
🛤️ It takes a lot of time having to go through countless editing cycles with your co-authors. It’s more efficient to engage with them before committing to a full manuscript.
#3: Hyperfocusing on minor details instead of the bigger picture
🔎 If you spend time perfecting sentences in early drafts that you later have to cut, you are wasting time. It’s more efficient to look at the big picture first and then get more granular as you progress.
🔎 If you spend time perfecting sentences in early drafts that you later have to cut, you are wasting time. It’s more efficient to look at the big picture first and then get more granular as you progress.
#4: Not telling coherent and compelling stories in your papers
🎬 You may shy away from storytelling because it seems to mean overselling your results. But it’s possible to tell honest AND compelling stories that make your papers easier to read and get published.
🎬 You may shy away from storytelling because it seems to mean overselling your results. But it’s possible to tell honest AND compelling stories that make your papers easier to read and get published.
#5: Choosing the wrong people to co-author with
🤓 It pays off to talk about working styles and expectations before you enter a collaboration. It’s incredibly frustrating having to chase co-authors and not see progress on your manuscript for months on end.
🤓 It pays off to talk about working styles and expectations before you enter a collaboration. It’s incredibly frustrating having to chase co-authors and not see progress on your manuscript for months on end.
#6: Writing without a plan
📋 If you start writing without creating a meaningful outline first, you will spend a lot of time revising. This ad-hoc writing style can make writing papers feel dreadful and it is incredibly slow.
📋 If you start writing without creating a meaningful outline first, you will spend a lot of time revising. This ad-hoc writing style can make writing papers feel dreadful and it is incredibly slow.
#7: Not investing time into learning how to get your papers written and published on time
🗓️ I know your schedule is packed. Unfortunately, not taking the time to invest in your writing skills and strategy means you will always spend MORE time on writing than you need to.
🗓️ I know your schedule is packed. Unfortunately, not taking the time to invest in your writing skills and strategy means you will always spend MORE time on writing than you need to.
TL;DR: 7 mistakes Assistant Professors make when writing papers (1/2)
#1: Not allocating time for writing
#2: Not integrating co-authors into the writing process
#3: Hyperfocusing on minor details instead of the bigger picture
#4: Not telling coherent and compelling stories
#1: Not allocating time for writing
#2: Not integrating co-authors into the writing process
#3: Hyperfocusing on minor details instead of the bigger picture
#4: Not telling coherent and compelling stories
TL;DR: 7 mistakes Assistant Professors make when writing papers (2/2)
#5: Choosing the wrong people to co-author with
#6: Writing without a plan
#7: Not investing time into learning how to get your papers written and published on time
#5: Choosing the wrong people to co-author with
#6: Writing without a plan
#7: Not investing time into learning how to get your papers written and published on time
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