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EPISODE · Oct 13, 2023 · 9 MIN

Why are you writing this book?

from Creating a Satisfying Academic Career with Jo Van Every · host Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide

A book is a big project. Depending where you mark the beginning, book writing can take years. Not only is it hard to protect the time, given all your other commitments, but it can be hard to sustain momentum.In this track, I argue that the project needs to be meaningful to sustain that motivation. I also outline a few big reasons you might we writing the book so you can figure out what combination of reasons resonates with you.Read the post here: For more content like this, sign up to the monthly newsletter: jovanevery.co.uk/newsletterOr join the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.uk Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/ Or follow along on Facebook here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachI'm on Twitter/X here, but less often: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFor more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach  

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A book is a big project. Depending where you mark the beginning, book writing can take years. Not only is it hard to protect the time, given all your other commitments, but it can be hard to sustain momentum.In this track, I argue that the project needs to be meaningful to sustain that motivation. I also outline a few big reasons you might we writing the book so you can figure out what combination of reasons resonates with you.Read the post here: For more content like this, sign up to the mon...

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