advice for academics Jensen, Joli creator author. text bibliography ilu 2017 monographic eng

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xii, 166 pages ; 22 cm. Writing in academe. Letting go of the dream ; Demystifying academic writing ; Craftsman attitude -- Using tools that work. Three taming techniques ; Securing time ; Securing space ; Securing energy -- Challenging writing myths. Draining the drama ; Demons in for tea ; The magnum opus myth ; The impostor syndrome ; The cleared-deck fantasy ; The hostile reader fear ; Compared with X ; The perfect first sentence ; One more source -- Maintaining momentum. Follow the lilt ; Beginnings and endings ; Finding the lost trail ; Effective feedback ; Handling revisions and rejections ; Working with stalls ; Relinquishing toxic projects ; Back-burner projects ; Breaks, summers, and sabbaticals -- Building writing support. Overcoming isolation ; Creating faculty writing groups ; Building campus writing support. Joli Jensen. Includes bibliographical references and index. Academic writing LB2369 .J46 2017 808.02 JEN 9780226461700 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2016048009 ICU/DLC 161019 20200205124232.0 19342258 eng