Academic Writing

Communicating Research
Written By Janet Salmons

These posts from the Methodspace archives cover may aspects of writing for books, articles, blogs, or other types of research dissemination. Join us for AcWriMo 2022 in November!

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The stories we tell ourselves to get unstuck
AcWriMo22, Michelle Boyd, Academic writing, November 2022, Q4
The stories we tell ourselves to get unstuck
AcWriMo22, Michelle Boyd, Academic writing, November 2022, Q4

Michelle Boyd answers a question about taking small steps to make progress on a large writing project.

AcWriMo22, Michelle Boyd, Academic writing, November 2022, Q4
A project management approach to academic writing
November 2022, AcWriMo22, Academic writing, Cathy Mazak, Q4, November 2023
A project management approach to academic writing
November 2022, AcWriMo22, Academic writing, Cathy Mazak, Q4, November 2023

In this post Dr. Mazak discusses how to manage the writing process for a large project such as a dissertation, thesis, or book and offers resources to help new or experienced writers.

November 2022, AcWriMo22, Academic writing, Cathy Mazak, Q4, November 2023
Research Proposals: Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations
Dissertation, Thesis, John Creswell, Qualitative, Academic writing, AcWriMo, AcWriMo23, Q4, November 2023
Research Proposals: Writing Strategies and Ethical Considerations
Dissertation, Thesis, John Creswell, Qualitative, Academic writing, AcWriMo, AcWriMo23, Q4, November 2023

This post includes tips about writing qualitative proposals excerpted from Research Design by Creswell and Creswell.

Dissertation, Thesis, John Creswell, Qualitative, Academic writing, AcWriMo, AcWriMo23, Q4, November 2023
How to Avoid Predatory Publishers
Becky De Oliveira, November 2021, AcWriMo, AcWriMo21, Ethics, Q4, AcWriMo23, November 2023
How to Avoid Predatory Publishers
Becky De Oliveira, November 2021, AcWriMo, AcWriMo21, Ethics, Q4, AcWriMo23, November 2023

Don’t get caught by predatory publishers!

Becky De Oliveira, November 2021, AcWriMo, AcWriMo21, Ethics, Q4, AcWriMo23, November 2023
Organize Your Writing Projects
Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo22, AcWriMo23, Q4, November 2023
Organize Your Writing Projects
Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo22, AcWriMo23, Q4, November 2023

Celebrate Academic Writing Month 2023 by getting organized! Find open-access resources to help you avoid being distracted by details and lost files.

Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo22, AcWriMo23, Q4, November 2023
Academic Writing with Pen in Hand
Academic Writing Month, Creative Methods, CRM1, Academic writing, AcWriMo, AcWriMo23, Q4, November 2023
Academic Writing with Pen in Hand
Academic Writing Month, Creative Methods, CRM1, Academic writing, AcWriMo, AcWriMo23, Q4, November 2023

Sometimes taking a break from the keyboard to write by hand unleashes creativity.

Academic Writing Month, Creative Methods, CRM1, Academic writing, AcWriMo, AcWriMo23, Q4, November 2023
Hone Your Writing, Part 1
AcWriMo21, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo, November 2021, Maria Lahman, Academic writing, Q4, AcWriMo23
Hone Your Writing, Part 1
AcWriMo21, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo, November 2021, Maria Lahman, Academic writing, Q4, AcWriMo23

Find tips that will help you hone your writing.

AcWriMo21, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo, November 2021, Maria Lahman, Academic writing, Q4, AcWriMo23
Become a Productive Academic Writer
Janet Salmons, Publishing, Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo, Q4, AcWriMo23, November 2023
Become a Productive Academic Writer
Janet Salmons, Publishing, Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo, Q4, AcWriMo23, November 2023

Get ready for #AcWriMo! Find a checklist that will help you overcome obstacles that keep you from making progress with academic writing.

Janet Salmons, Publishing, Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo, Q4, AcWriMo23, November 2023
Academic Writing Month 2022
AcWriMo22, Academic writing, November 2022, December 2022
Academic Writing Month 2022
AcWriMo22, Academic writing, November 2022, December 2022

All the posts for Academic Writing Month 2022 are here on one page!

AcWriMo22, Academic writing, November 2022, December 2022
Collaborative Writing (on a Book about Collaboration!)
November 2022, AcWriMo22, Narelle Lemon, Collaboration, Academic Writing Month, Academic writing
Collaborative Writing (on a Book about Collaboration!)
November 2022, AcWriMo22, Narelle Lemon, Collaboration, Academic Writing Month, Academic writing

Learning while doing: collaborating on a book about collaboration.

November 2022, AcWriMo22, Narelle Lemon, Collaboration, Academic Writing Month, Academic writing
Ethical Issues in Academic Writing
AcWriMo22, November 2022, Academic Writing Month, Academic writing, Research Ethics, SAGE Journals
Ethical Issues in Academic Writing
AcWriMo22, November 2022, Academic Writing Month, Academic writing, Research Ethics, SAGE Journals

Ethical decisions are present throughout the process of academic writing and publishing. This collection of open-access articles offers insights about some of the issues writers face.

AcWriMo22, November 2022, Academic Writing Month, Academic writing, Research Ethics, SAGE Journals
No Bad News: How Anyone Can Create an Easy, Effective Writing Group</a>
Michelle Boyd, AcWriMo22, Academic writing, November 2022
No Bad News: How Anyone Can Create an Easy, Effective Writing Group
Michelle Boyd, AcWriMo22, Academic writing, November 2022

Dr. Boyd was a panelist for the webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck. In this post she responds to a question posed by an attendee: “How do you find a writing group?

Michelle Boyd, AcWriMo22, Academic writing, November 2022
Writing Groups: A Podcast
Leslie Wang, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022
Writing Groups: A Podcast
Leslie Wang, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022

In this podcast panelist Leslie Wang discusses “All About Writing Groups” and offers practical tips for organizing your own.

Leslie Wang, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022
Quiet the Noise: What to Do When You’re Writing Defensively (Part 2)
Michelle Boyd, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022, Writing Time
Quiet the Noise: What to Do When You’re Writing Defensively (Part 2)
Michelle Boyd, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022, Writing Time

Dr. Boyd was a panelist for the webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck. In this post she responds to questions posed by attendees: “How do you get unstuck in writing when someone's negative, hypercritical, or just mean feedback has gotten you stuck?” and “How do you balance or sustain your writing with all the imposter syndrome thoughts coming at you?

Michelle Boyd, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022, Writing Time
Quiet the Noise: What to Do When You’re Writing Defensively (Part 1)
Michelle Boyd, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022, Writing Time
Quiet the Noise: What to Do When You’re Writing Defensively (Part 1)
Michelle Boyd, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022, Writing Time

Dr. Boyd was a panelist for the webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck. In this post she responds to questions posed by attendees: “How do you get unstuck in writing when someone's negative, hypercritical, or just mean feedback has gotten you stuck?” and “How do you balance or sustain your writing with all the imposter syndrome thoughts coming at you?

Michelle Boyd, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022, Writing Time
Drifting in Order to Write
Maria Lahman, AcWriMo21, AcWriMo, Academic Writing Month, November 2021, Writing Books, November 2022
Drifting in Order to Write
Maria Lahman, AcWriMo21, AcWriMo, Academic Writing Month, November 2021, Writing Books, November 2022

Since I am advocating for ways to stay engaged with writing, drifting may seem a strange interlude. Yet, I find drifting to be a vital companion state to writing. For me, usually drifting occurs when I have set aside all devices and am absorbed in some wholly different task, such as gardening, chauffeuring or waiting for children, or simply watching birds congregate at the feeder.

Maria Lahman, AcWriMo21, AcWriMo, Academic Writing Month, November 2021, Writing Books, November 2022
The Blank Page: Starting a New Project for Academic Writing Month
Publishing, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022
The Blank Page: Starting a New Project for Academic Writing Month
Publishing, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022

Where do you start when the blank page is staring at you? Answer these key questions to get started!

Publishing, Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, November 2022
How to Get Published
Academic writing, academic publishing, AcWriMo22, November 2022
How to Get Published
Academic writing, academic publishing, AcWriMo22, November 2022

Find coming events and recordings of past webinars in this series about getting published.

Academic writing, academic publishing, AcWriMo22, November 2022
November is Academic Writing Month 2022 on SAGE Methodspace
Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, October 2022, November 2022
November is Academic Writing Month 2022 on SAGE Methodspace
Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, October 2022, November 2022

Find food for thought and strategies for action this AcWriMo on SAGE Methodspace.

Academic writing, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo22, October 2022, November 2022
Make Writing Time Sacred (and What to Do When You Don’t)
Maria Lahman, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo21, AcWriMo, November 2021, November 2022, Writing Time
Make Writing Time Sacred (and What to Do When You Don’t)
Maria Lahman, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo21, AcWriMo, November 2021, November 2022, Writing Time

We are all busy. How can we find time to write? Maria Lahman, author of Writing and Representing Qualitative Research offers some suggestions.

Maria Lahman, Academic Writing Month, AcWriMo21, AcWriMo, November 2021, November 2022, Writing Time
AcWriMo Kick-off and Webinar
AcWriMo, AcWriMo22, October 2022
AcWriMo Kick-off and Webinar
AcWriMo, AcWriMo22, October 2022

AcWriMo is coming soon! Plan ahead by registering for a free webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck.

AcWriMo, AcWriMo22, October 2022
Develop Your Voice as an Academic Writer
Janet Salmons, Publishing, Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo
Develop Your Voice as an Academic Writer
Janet Salmons, Publishing, Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo

What is a “scholarly voice” and how do I develop it?

Janet Salmons, Publishing, Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo
Make Sense to Your Reader with Improved Organization
Janet Salmons, Publishing, Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo, Academic Writing Month
Make Sense to Your Reader with Improved Organization
Janet Salmons, Publishing, Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo, Academic Writing Month

Organize your writing so reviewers understand what you are saying.

Janet Salmons, Publishing, Writing, Academic writing, AcWriMo, Academic Writing Month
Honesty and Originality in Academic Writing
Critical Thinking, Plagiarism, Academic writing, Research Ethics, Creativity, August 2022
Honesty and Originality in Academic Writing
Critical Thinking, Plagiarism, Academic writing, Research Ethics, Creativity, August 2022

Ethical research practice does not stop with the conclusion of the study. Importantly, ethical research practice comes to fruition in academic writing.

Critical Thinking, Plagiarism, Academic writing, Research Ethics, Creativity, August 2022
Writing “Qualitative Research for Quantitative Researchers”
Helen Kara, Academic writing, April 2022
Writing “Qualitative Research for Quantitative Researchers”
Helen Kara, Academic writing, April 2022

Dr. Kara discusses the input that helped her craft her new book, “Qualitative Research for Quantitative Researchers.”

Helen Kara, Academic writing, April 2022
Video interview: Kate Chatfield, Editor of Research Ethics on research relevance
Relevance, Editor Interviews, Academic writing, January 2022, Big Data, SAGE Journals, Journals, Research Ethics, Online Research Ethics, Kate Chatfield, February 2022
Video interview: Kate Chatfield, Editor of Research Ethics on research relevance
Relevance, Editor Interviews, Academic writing, January 2022, Big Data, SAGE Journals, Journals, Research Ethics, Online Research Ethics, Kate Chatfield, February 2022

What does Dr. Kate Chatfield, Editor of the Research Ethics journal, have to say about research relevance?

Relevance, Editor Interviews, Academic writing, January 2022, Big Data, SAGE Journals, Journals, Research Ethics, Online Research Ethics, Kate Chatfield, February 2022
Why – and why not – use comics as a research method
Lydia Wysocki, Comics, Relevance, January 2022, Academic writing
Why – and why not – use comics as a research method
Lydia Wysocki, Comics, Relevance, January 2022, Academic writing

The third post about comics and research in a series by Lydia Wysocki

Lydia Wysocki, Comics, Relevance, January 2022, Academic writing
Video interview: Matthew Zook, Managing Editor of Big Data &amp; Society on research relevance
Relevance, Editor Interviews, Academic writing, January 2022, Big Data, Big Data & Society, SAGE Journals, Journals
Video interview: Matthew Zook, Managing Editor of Big Data & Society on research relevance
Relevance, Editor Interviews, Academic writing, January 2022, Big Data, Big Data & Society, SAGE Journals, Journals

What does Dr. Matthew Zoom, Managing Editor of the Big Data & Society journal, have to say about research relevance?

Relevance, Editor Interviews, Academic writing, January 2022, Big Data, Big Data & Society, SAGE Journals, Journals
Video interview: Zizi Papacharissi, Editor of journal Social Media + Society on research relevance
Zizi Papacharissi, Social Media, Social Media + Society, Relevance, Editor Interviews, Academic writing, January 2022, SAGE Journals, Journals
Video interview: Zizi Papacharissi, Editor of journal Social Media + Society on research relevance
Zizi Papacharissi, Social Media, Social Media + Society, Relevance, Editor Interviews, Academic writing, January 2022, SAGE Journals, Journals

What does Dr. Papacharissi, Editor of the Social Media + Society journal, have to say about research relevance?

Zizi Papacharissi, Social Media, Social Media + Society, Relevance, Editor Interviews, Academic writing, January 2022, SAGE Journals, Journals
Research Uses for Blogs
Blogs, Janet Salmons, December 2021, Academic writing
Research Uses for Blogs
Blogs, Janet Salmons, December 2021, Academic writing

Should you blog about your research? What types of academic blogs serve what purpose?

Blogs, Janet Salmons, December 2021, Academic writing
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