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Academic Writing Talk — 46 episodes

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Adjusting Our Concerns About AI: Notes to Critical AI Scholars From a Writing Coach

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No Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: The New Problems Introduced by AI Writing Tools

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The Problem of AI Writing Tools Emphasizing Product over Process

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How can Academic Writing Improve in a Post-AI Era? 

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The Toughest Fieldnote: On Achieving Justice in Ethnographic Writing

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When is the Right Time to Write a Book? How I’ve Made This Difficult Decision

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What Do You Mean? AI Writing Tools and the Problems They Create

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The Publishing Challenges of International Book Authors

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Oops, am I Writing a History? On Different Interpretations of History in Academic Writing

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Against Uniqueness: Why Your Writing Should Continue a Research Tradition

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Dude, Where’d My Summer Go? How to Recover if You Didn’t Write a Lot!

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The Challenges of Being an Academic Writer with ADHD 

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What to Say in a First Meeting with a Freelance Editor or Writing Coach

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Why is Storytelling Treacherous in Academic Writing?

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What Makes the Dissertation Difficult?

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Finding Your Career Path as an "Alt-Academic": Advice From an Unlikely Business Owner

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How do you Decide on a Dissertation Research Topic?

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Busting the Myth of the Lone Academic Writer

19

"Unwrapped"—The 2024 Year in Review Episode

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Interview Episode: "Thinking Together Will Make Writing Better"—Neta Kligler-Vilenchik and Ioana Literat on Collaborative Writing

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"Co-Author Confidential"—Collaborative Writing Dilemmas and How to Recover From Them

22

Moving from a Writer-Centric Perspective to a Reader-Centric Perspective

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Making Space for Trust and Empathy with Graduate Students by Using the “Three Rs”

24

Gaming Writing with Aaron Trammell (Part 2 of 2)

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Gaming Writing with Aaron Trammell (Part 1 of 2)

26

How to Write a Compelling NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Application

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How can Academics Write Up Quotes in a Sophisticated Way?

28

The Research Problems That Writing Can't Solve

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How Should Academics Write About Gender and Non-Cisgender People?

30

Thinking About your Writing with your Head, Heart, and Gut

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How do I Get the Most Publications Out of my Writing and Data?

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Interview Episode: Equity and Education with Phil Nichols

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Why are Headers and Sub-Headers Important?

34

What is a Conceptual Article and Why Should You Consider Writing One?

35

Research gap controversy! What is a “research gap” and why should you care?

36

On Loving Precise Definitions

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Interview Episode: “The Book is Not the End”—Teaching about Satire and Society with Charisse L’Pree

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How to Make an Academic Argument

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Interview Episode: Platform Studies and Interdisciplinary Scholarship with Jim Malazita

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How Do you Write With Authority?

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What are Different Types of Writing Services?

42

Are Conferences Useful for Getting Feedback on Writing?

43

How do Reviewers Evaluate Papers?

44

What Should I Expect in my Dissertation Defense?

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What’s the Most Common Problem in Academic Writing?