Best coauthoring and collaborative writing practices, including finding partners, setting and reaching goals, and anticipating and navigating challenges.
By Kate Drabinski
Kate Drabinski is the education director at Ideas on Fire, an avid bicyclist, and a senior lecturer in gender and women's studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Setting Up Virtual Writing Accountability Systems
How to set up virtual writing accountability systems that give you the social support, inspiration, and accountability to finish your writing projects.
Things to Consider When Starting a Writing Group
From choosing a meeting frequency to figuring what kind of feedback members would benefit most from, here’s what to consider when starting a writing group.
Staying Curious About Your Research to Stay Inspired
Intellectual curiosity brings us to our research, but it can get lost along the way. Here are some tips on how to stay curious about your research.
Mentoring Students Pursuing Non-Academic Careers
Mentoring students pursuing non-academic careers is both possible and vital even if you don’t have any experience beyond the academy yourself. Here’s how to get them what they need.
How to Create Realistic Writing Deadlines
Meeting writing goals requires setting realistic writing deadlines that fit your real life and take into account your commitments, resources, and goals.
Open Access Publishing and Public Scholarship
Open access publishing makes our work accessible, but many worry whether it will “count.” Here’s how to decide whether open access is right for you.
How to Write Public Scholarship
How interdisciplinary scholars can identify the best outlets for their public scholarship and make their writing accessible to diverse audiences.
Helping Mentees Achieve Their Goals
Helping mentees achieve their goals takes patience, empathy, and a recognition that their ambitions may not be the same as yours.