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EPISODE · Aug 4, 2026 · 17 MIN

Zombie Projects

from Academic Writing Amplified · host Cathy Mazak

What do you do with those writing projects that keep hanging around in your publication pipeline, but you never work on them? I call these Zombie Projects, and they are holding you back from submitting more papers.  In this episode, I explain what zombie projects are, why they are clogging your pipeline, and what to do about them. Sign up for the Fall Writing Planning Session on August 10:                                                            https://scholarsvoice.org/writing-planning  Join my next LIVE Submit Your Almost-done Article in 3 Days Workshop: https://scholarsvoice.org/submit-in-3/   Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/  Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/  

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