Academic Writing Amplified

Does it ever feel like you're sludging across the finish line to get tenure in your current role? Have you ever felt like you're jumping through hoops or pushing past red tape to figure out exactly how to achieve the huge end goal of making tenure? My super-star writing coaches, Rocío Caballero-Gill and Gina Robinson, are taking over the podcast to talk about the pre-tenure period and many of the...

What does the early career, pre-tenure period usually feel like for academic womxn? What should it feel like? With intention, we can steer ourselves toward a better experience.  The early career period of proving yourself to gain that stamp of approval, whether you call it permanence or tenure, is a pivotal time in our careers. What does this pre-tenure period often feel like? What should it feel...

Do you ever feel like your teaching and/or students are taking the back burner to your own research and publishing? Do you feel the tension between being a great teacher or a great writer?  Today's guest is Barbi Honeycutt. Barbi is passionate about training professors to become better teachers. In doing so she founded a company called Lecture Breakers. Through her work with Lecture Breakers, she...

Are you closer to the middle of your academic career than the beginning? Do you ever feel stuck in some ruts as it relates to your writing, publishing, and academic work? It can be so hard to find new ways of approaching your writing and publishing once you hit mid-career, but you are not without any hope! There can be big shifts and changes made even when you're not new in the world of academia....

Do you feel stuck in your publication pipeline? Do you feel like you're grinding out the same work every day and seeing little to no results? Enrollment for my program Navigate is opened back up TODAY! Come join us as we merge my new book, Making Time to Write, with the Navigate program for a fun hybrid program we know will help you to double your publication output and find more time to write.  ...

Do you ever question your self-worth or needs? Do you ever downplay your gifts, your abilities, or your successes? It can be so hard to own your talents and live fully and freely in them. Simultaneously, it can be a challenge to voice our needs to those around us.   Today I'm deep-diving into a conversation that originated from a question my own coach asked me. My coach, Natalie K. Miller, host of...

Are you curious as to what the Navigate Program really entails? Are you wondering if it could be the thing that begins to propel your career forward and helps you find freedom and stability in your work?   Today we have a sneak peek inside of our Navigate Information Session. I created this information session called 'Control your Career with Publications: a Look Inside our Navigate Program' so th...

Have you ever struggled to reconcile the realities of needing both time and money, and never feeling like you have enough of it? The Twin Scarcities refer to the scarcities of time and money. As academics, the idea of these things being scarce has been ingrained in us from the start of our careers and continues to stay with us as we navigate both our working and personal worlds.  In episode 119 of...

Today's episode is one final episode about the creation, writing, and publication of my book, Making Time to Write. I want to be vulnerable and real with you about how the creation of the book came about. I hope that it's helpful to hear what my writing process is like, and what my book publishing process is like whether you are in a book field or not. We are offering a book integrated version of...

Have you ever struggled with collaboration in the academic world? It can be such a hit or miss depending on what type of rapport you build and how the working relationship is.  Today my guests are Kimberly Hale and Dee Kinney, and we are discussing their inspiring collaboration on how Covid-19 impacted and affected college students of all abilities. We discuss how this research project became a pu...

Today's episode is all about fear… specifically my fear. I wanted to be vulnerable and super honest with you all about some fears I have had around publishing my book (coming out in stores in late August). The amount of fear involved in the process of writing this book has been so much more than writing anything else. I really wanted to talk about the fear we have around writing that is related to...

  Today my guest is epidemiologist Dr. Becky Dawson, and we are exploring "getting public": public scholarship, putting yourself out there, communicating your scholarship to a wider audience. She has really leaned into the "public" of her field, public health.   We talk about how Covid19 shoved Becky into a very public spotlight, and how she has continued to develop that public voice through doing...

Today is International Women's Day and we wanted to host a conversation about the day because… it's complicated! I'm chatting with coach Rocío Caballero-Gill , and we wanted to have a candid thoughtful chat about international Women's Day, what it means to focus on women specifically in academia, and how this company has changed over the last 5 years with respect to developing our programs through...

How hard are you on yourself? Do you find yourself constantly judging yourself for the ways that you think you fall short? 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, s...

Have you experienced the pain of desk rejection? What are some of the ways you can avoid this? And how does storytelling play a role in science writing?  Today I get into the nitty gritty of desk rejection with science writing expert and academic writing coach, Anna Clemens.  You will enjoy hearing the way that Anna describes the things you should be paying attention to, especially in your science...

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 takeaw...

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...

When you need to "find time to write" how do you go about it? What are some things you need to reflect on in this process? Coach Rocío Caballero-Gill helps us break down the phrase "I need to find time to write." She's got some perspective on this universal issue, as well as some strategies for where to start. When we're looking at trying to "find time" for something as academics, there are 3 thin...

How do you create bigger dreams? And why is dreaming big important for academics?   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 Elevat...

The best way to make sure you're publishing is by using a strategic, actionable and well-developed plan. Do you have one? I'm sharing the 3 (planning) secrets to publishing success.   We all know the end results of a robust publishing portfolio: the jobs you want, the promotions you want, the grants you want… and your voice out in the world and influencing your field. But, to make sure you achieve...

Have you reflected on what you learned last year, and chosen a direction for 2022? I'm sharing all the changes that have been set in motion for me and my business and where we're going from here.    Do you think of the new year as a fresh start? Maybe you're just ready to close the chapter on 2021 and move on. I get that! It might be cliche to talk about fresh starts in the new year, but I'm going...

If you are mid-career, you are holding up a lot of people, from students to research partners to co-authors to family members. How can you build legacy from that leadership? This episode is a sneak peek into my private, seven episode mini-feed called "7 Steps to a Legacy Building Career". This episode is Step 6: Leading for Legacy. Head here if you want to get access to the rest of the feed. {If y...

Elevate graduate Lauren Braun-Strumfels is sharing her amazing story on this episode of the podcast. Her journey has been full of ups and downs, twists and turns. It's taken her from Fulbright scholar in Rome at the very beginning of the pandemic, to lockdowns and virtual classrooms, and from no publications to journal articles, book contracts, and a vibrant pipeline.    Lauren shares how she navi...

What's next for you in your career? Have you gone through a big career shift and aren't sure what to focus on now? In this sneak peek episode I'm sharing our framework for how to level up your career your way. In this episode I'm sharing part of an info session about our Elevate program for mid to late career academics who want more from their careers but aren't sure how to get there.  For full sh...

Have you ever struggled with pushing 'send' on a piece for publication? In this episode I'm giving you an update on my book process, including timeline, cover reveals, and how hard it is to let go of that final draft.  It's time for installment three on my book writing process!  In episode 60 I shared part 1 , a dive into the publishing world, deciding on academic vs. traditional publishing houses...