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‘Headlines twice the size of the events' How to intrigue and captivate your audience: the importance of the Title in your academic article https://lnkd.in/es73Mz2
OK, who wants to commission Emily Doucet, PhD to write about the intellectual history of writing advice? I think we can all agree that the world needs this piece! In the meantime, read these incredibly insightful words about advice fatigue!
💌 My July newsletter is about advice fatigue. Sign up to receive the next letter here: https://lnkd.in/dGxp8jsc Read an excerpt below: I have always been a prodigious consumer of advice, fed by an endless array of information on any given activity in the form of books, blog posts, opinion pieces, and social media. Academic writing, grant writing, and creative writing are no exception. Add in advice on the academic job market (or lack thereof), alt-ac careers, and academic publishing, and the advice industry can be overwhelming. It is similar among editing professionals. New opportunities for professional development, business strategies, and ever-more content marketing seemingly proliferate everywhere you look. Advice has a way of piling up. Over the past few months, I’ve found that authors have been writing to me for help in part because they have acquired such a large quantity of information—multiple rounds of feedback from colleagues, peer review reports from interested presses, endless information from various sources about the ins and outs of academic publishing—so as to be unable to make much progress on their manuscripts, or at least not at a pace that aligns with their personal goals and professional requirements. In the case of academic writing and publishing, there has been a shift from “advice” to “how-to.” Crucially, many of these publications aim to reveal the hidden, or actively withheld, rules, processes, and ways of being, that dominate academia and structure academic publishing. I’ve become fascinated with this body of literature as a self-portrait of an industry in transition (or, perhaps more accurately, in variable states of crises) and have been working on a longer text about the intellectual history of academic writing "advice" (someone commission me please!), asking how this literature reflects the industry shifts that have occurred in the almost two decades between books like William Germano’s now classic 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 (2005) and Katelyn E. Knox and Allison Van Deventer’s recent (and sure to be new classic) 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘵𝘰-𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 (2024). And so, in the spirit of July, I’m here to ask: 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦? Or, at least, not right now. Yes, there is some irony in me (a professional advice and feedback-giver) giving advice about not seeking out advice, but hear me out. As the handful of books mentioned above would indicate, there is a distinction between advice, instruction, and feedback. Advice offers a proposal for how to do something based on the advice-giver's personal knowledge and experience, instruction provides a specific framework of action, and feedback gives you information on something you have done from a distinct perspective. So, ask yourself: what kind of information do I need in order to get where I want to go? #academicwriting #academia #acwri #amediting #developmentalediting
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I really appreciate Emily Doucet, PhD's take on too much advice! As an editor, I so appreciate books on scholarly writing and publishing and find reading them generative in my business and editing practices. But they also can be overwhelming and it's easy for me (as an editing professional) to spiral out into feeling like I'm doing something "wrong." I imagine that this might be even more the case for readers who aren't editing professionals. So I wholeheartedly endorse Emily's advice about evaluating whether you need more advice right now. My other advice (ha!) is that if you do want to read a book on scholarly writing and/or publishing select one that might best meet your particular needs at this moment. Here are some short reviews I wrote about some such books in case they are helpful: https://lnkd.in/g3pAPSmB I'm also happy to suggest books based on what you are looking for (just send me a message). And, thanks, Emily for this thoughtful post!
💌 My July newsletter is about advice fatigue. Sign up to receive the next letter here: https://lnkd.in/dGxp8jsc Read an excerpt below: I have always been a prodigious consumer of advice, fed by an endless array of information on any given activity in the form of books, blog posts, opinion pieces, and social media. Academic writing, grant writing, and creative writing are no exception. Add in advice on the academic job market (or lack thereof), alt-ac careers, and academic publishing, and the advice industry can be overwhelming. It is similar among editing professionals. New opportunities for professional development, business strategies, and ever-more content marketing seemingly proliferate everywhere you look. Advice has a way of piling up. Over the past few months, I’ve found that authors have been writing to me for help in part because they have acquired such a large quantity of information—multiple rounds of feedback from colleagues, peer review reports from interested presses, endless information from various sources about the ins and outs of academic publishing—so as to be unable to make much progress on their manuscripts, or at least not at a pace that aligns with their personal goals and professional requirements. In the case of academic writing and publishing, there has been a shift from “advice” to “how-to.” Crucially, many of these publications aim to reveal the hidden, or actively withheld, rules, processes, and ways of being, that dominate academia and structure academic publishing. I’ve become fascinated with this body of literature as a self-portrait of an industry in transition (or, perhaps more accurately, in variable states of crises) and have been working on a longer text about the intellectual history of academic writing "advice" (someone commission me please!), asking how this literature reflects the industry shifts that have occurred in the almost two decades between books like William Germano’s now classic 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 (2005) and Katelyn E. Knox and Allison Van Deventer’s recent (and sure to be new classic) 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘵𝘰-𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 (2024). And so, in the spirit of July, I’m here to ask: 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦? Or, at least, not right now. Yes, there is some irony in me (a professional advice and feedback-giver) giving advice about not seeking out advice, but hear me out. As the handful of books mentioned above would indicate, there is a distinction between advice, instruction, and feedback. Advice offers a proposal for how to do something based on the advice-giver's personal knowledge and experience, instruction provides a specific framework of action, and feedback gives you information on something you have done from a distinct perspective. So, ask yourself: what kind of information do I need in order to get where I want to go? #academicwriting #academia #acwri #amediting #developmentalediting
💌 My July newsletter is about advice fatigue. Sign up to receive the next letter here: https://lnkd.in/dGxp8jsc Read an excerpt below: I have always been a prodigious consumer of advice, fed by an endless array of information on any given activity in the form of books, blog posts, opinion pieces, and social media. Academic writing, grant writing, and creative writing are no exception. Add in advice on the academic job market (or lack thereof), alt-ac careers, and academic publishing, and the advice industry can be overwhelming. It is similar among editing professionals. New opportunities for professional development, business strategies, and ever-more content marketing seemingly proliferate everywhere you look. Advice has a way of piling up. Over the past few months, I’ve found that authors have been writing to me for help in part because they have acquired such a large quantity of information—multiple rounds of feedback from colleagues, peer review reports from interested presses, endless information from various sources about the ins and outs of academic publishing—so as to be unable to make much progress on their manuscripts, or at least not at a pace that aligns with their personal goals and professional requirements. In the case of academic writing and publishing, there has been a shift from “advice” to “how-to.” Crucially, many of these publications aim to reveal the hidden, or actively withheld, rules, processes, and ways of being, that dominate academia and structure academic publishing. I’ve become fascinated with this body of literature as a self-portrait of an industry in transition (or, perhaps more accurately, in variable states of crises) and have been working on a longer text about the intellectual history of academic writing "advice" (someone commission me please!), asking how this literature reflects the industry shifts that have occurred in the almost two decades between books like William Germano’s now classic 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 (2005) and Katelyn E. Knox and Allison Van Deventer’s recent (and sure to be new classic) 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯-𝘵𝘰-𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 (2024). And so, in the spirit of July, I’m here to ask: 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦? Or, at least, not right now. Yes, there is some irony in me (a professional advice and feedback-giver) giving advice about not seeking out advice, but hear me out. As the handful of books mentioned above would indicate, there is a distinction between advice, instruction, and feedback. Advice offers a proposal for how to do something based on the advice-giver's personal knowledge and experience, instruction provides a specific framework of action, and feedback gives you information on something you have done from a distinct perspective. So, ask yourself: what kind of information do I need in order to get where I want to go? #academicwriting #academia #acwri #amediting #developmentalediting
Here is Part 4 of a little #TeacherAppreciationWeek series on longstanding lessons from non-journalism teachers that have served me well in my work. After flopping on my first two high school American Literature tests, I approached the teacher seeking a way to salvage points on the next round of short answers and essays. His swift reply: “*Details*, darnit!” Anyone who dismisses alliteration’s attention-seizing power either never fielded such a strong slogan or lacked the appreciative adhesive to let it stick. But for me, that dose of enlightenment sparked me through the semester’s homestretch en route to a 95% on the final exam. Maybe that dramatic payoff the mantra enabled inflates its resonance for me, but I relished repeating it as needed a decade later when editing the Along the Boards/Pucks and Recreation college section. It was equally thrilling to watch our predominantly undergraduate coterie of correspondents improve their output as they learned what to procure in their reporting, how to dig for it, and where to put it in their writing. This principle intertwines with the lesson I covered in Tuesday’s Part 2 of this series. If you’re going to put your readers in a scene — whether you witnessed it firsthand or reconstructed it through interviews — the substance is the sustenance. Besides lending color to a mental vision, details set the image in motion and unmute the sound. Their presence in the prose explains why a writeup is worth the reader’s time because they confirm it was worth the reporter’s commitment and curiosity.
🌟 Calling all novice researchers! Are you gearing up to present your findings at a conference but not sure how to start? Or perhaps you're looking to perfect the minor details? Worry not, because I've got you covered! Check out my latest article on Medium: "Mastering the Art of Academic Abstracts." 🎨✍️ Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your skills, this article is packed with insights to help you craft compelling abstracts that captivate your audience and elevate your research impact. Read the full article and embark on your journey to conference success! 🚀📝 #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips #Abstracts #ConferencePreparation #Medium
📚 Excited to share my latest Medium article on a topic close to every researcher's heart: "Mastering the Art of Academic Abstracts"! 🎨✍️ Crafting an effective abstract is a skill that can truly make or break your research's visibility. In this article, I break down the essentials of abstract writing, from understanding its purpose to practical tips for creating a standout summary. Whether you're a seasoned academic or just dipping your toes into the world of research, there's something here for everyone. Dive in to learn how to captivate your audience, summarize your findings succinctly, and elevate your research impact. Read the full article below. I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences with abstract writing in the comments! Let's master the art together. 🚀💬 #AcademicWriting #ResearchTips #Abstracts #MediumArticle #LinkedInPost
Ph.D. in Psychology | Coordinator of the Virtual Writing Lab @ Sofia University | Supporting Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers
As I dive into another busy week of academic editing, I’m reminded of the profound words from ‘The Art of Academic Editing’ by Kara M. Jordan and Leslie Castro-Woodhouse: “The mapping phase often entails doing a repeat read or two of the manuscript, punctuated with breaks of anywhere from a few days to a week. Stepping away from the text to give it enough time to sink in allows the editor to form a more nuanced, qualitative impression of the text and formulate ideas about how to address its weak points.” This thoughtful approach enhances the quality of the work and allows for a deeper connection with the material. It’s a powerful reminder of the importance of patience and reflection in the editing process. Wishing you all a productive and reflective week ahead! #AcademicEditing #EditingTips #PatienceAndReflection #MondayMotivation
In the world of academia, where precision and clarity are paramount, a well-edited paper can be the difference between mediocrity and excellence. Academic editing not only enhances the quality of the work but also contributes to the credibility and professionalism of the author. To know more about how academic editing can refine your research work, visit proaccuracy.com/editing. #EditingServices #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyExcellence #ResearchImpact #LinkedInScholars
In the world of academia, where precision and clarity are paramount, a well-edited paper can be the difference between mediocrity and excellence. Academic editing not only enhances the quality of the work but also contributes to the credibility and professionalism of the author. To know more about how academic editing can refine your research work, visit proaccuracy.com/editing. #EditingServices #AcademicPublishing #ScholarlyExcellence #ResearchImpact #LinkedInScholars
Really pleased to share that our paper stemming from a professional development session at SPSP has been accepted as a Comment in NHB: "How to Give Great Research Talks to Any Audience". This paper offers practical tips to researchers interested in connecting with diverse audiences (e.g., academic and non-academic), including how to manage stress and anxiety and making sure your message is memorable and trustworthy. https://lnkd.in/deKVX7MP.
