Academic Writing Amplified

Today, I am continuing the podcast series about writing practices in academia. In this episode, I'm digging into five things that you learned about academic writing that are wrong and what you can do to fix them.

These misconceptions—like believing you need to "binge and bust" your writing or that you must write every day—are often a result of how we're socialized in academia. I'll explain why these methods are unsustainable for professors, especially once you're juggling teaching, research, and life responsibilities. Instead of focusing on speed or rigid daily writing routines, I'll share strategies that help you find a writing flow that works for you without burning out or feeling like you're falling behind.

If you're ready to challenge these outdated writing myths and create a more sustainable and effective writing practice, this episode is for you. I'll guide you through rethinking your approach to writing, showing you how small, strategic changes can boost your productivity and impact in the field. By creating a writing process that aligns with your unique needs and goals, you'll be able to make meaningful progress in your publications and feel more confident and in control of your academic work.

For full show notes visit scholarsvoice.org/podcast/244.

1. Our 12-week Navigate: Your Writing Roadmap® program helps tenure-track womxn and nonbinary professors to publish their backlog of papers so that their voice can have the impact they know is possible. Get on the waitlist here!
2. Cathy’s book, Making Time to Write: How to Resist the Patriarchy and Take Control of Your Academic Career Through Writing is available in print! Learn how to build your career around your writing practice while shattering the myths of writing every day, accountability, and motivation, doing mindset work that’s going to reshape your writing,and changing academic culture one womxn and nonbinary professor at a time. Get your print copy today or order it for a friend here!
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If you've never experienced a virtual writing retreat I think you might be surprised how effective it is. There are so many upsides to a virtual writing retreat, and we really had a great time. The theme of the event was compassionate accountability, emphasizing compassion, self appreciation, dealing with rejection, and pouring into yourself. We decided that this workshop that coach Thea presented was too good not to share with the world! So today we present, “Working with Self Compassion,” delivered by Thea, one of our coaches. Enjoy!

For full show notes visit www.cathymazak.com/episode113.

Today, Head Coach Gina Robinson is talking to you about dreaming bigger.

If you are mid mid-career faculty, our Elevate program is transformational. It is a really meaningful space for anyone who has gotten to tenure and is looking for these big dreams. If you're in the middle of all of “the stuff,” then the Elevate program might be a good way to pull yourself out and think about your bigger dreams and the kinds of things that you're going to leave after you retire.

For full show notes, visit cathymazak.com/episode108.

I was inspired by our recent client retreat to bring you a podcast about self love in your career. I wanted to pull out a thread from our retreat and share it with you.

This retreat was called “compassionate accountability,” and our coaches designed workshops around this theme to deliver at our annual client-only retreat. At the end we had a group coaching session in which we asked about takeaways and how this retreat had changed the way clients thought about their work. There was some very vulnerable sharing and I wanted to bring some of those themes out.

For full show notes, visit www.cathymazak.com/episode111.

Have you ever wondered if a writing retreat is worth the investment? And how do writing retreats impact your overall writing practice?

Today, we are talking about the power of writing retreats. We have a heartfelt interview with Dr. Michelle Boyd, an award winning researcher and writer. Dr. Boyd received tenure at University of Chicago, and later found a true love in offering writing retreats for academics. She concentrates on helping writers overcome their fear of writing and to become the writer that they already are.

For full show notes visit cathymazak.com/episode110.

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