Live stream with Dr Anna Clemens and Dr Cathy Mazak
There has been a lot of disruption, uncertainty and change in the academic world this year. Whether or not you work in the US, you've probably felt more anxious than usual and you may notice that your writing practice is shifting.
My friend and colleague Dr Cathy Mazak and I warmly invite you to join our live conversation on YouTube on how to intentionally adapt your writing to the current season we're in. Instead of writing adding to your stress, we want to show you how writing can be a grounding deep work activity that creates meaning, calm and joy for you as an academic and researcher.
I'm facilitating a 3-day online writing retreat 16-18 July. All details and sign-up hereAll details and sign-up here
In this video, I'm talking about why I decided to create a retreat experience for members of the Researchers' Writing Academy and why I'm opening it up for everyone to join. If you are curious about what's going on behind the scenes, interested in joining this or other writing retreats, go watch!
I invited Dr Julie Cwikla on the Researchers' Writing Podcast to give us expert advice on writing winning grants. Julie is a Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education, the author of "From Good to Great Grant Writing" and a sought-after grant consultant.
Julie and I have similar views on scientific writing. We both agree that the story should be at its center so that your grants and papers get read -- and ultimately, get accepted!
This is going to be a relaxed conversation. Grab a coffee and join us live. We'd love to have you! And bring your questions! You can ask them live in the chat.
If you want to dive deeper into Julie's Great Grantwriting Framework, join us next Tuesday at 11am EDT / 5pm CEST for a free live webinar hosted on Zoom: https://www.juliecwikla.com/webinar
I talk to Yvonne Rimar, who is in charge of our community experience inside the Researchers’ Writing Academy, how important being part of a community is for all of us. In academic circles, there often is little to no focus on community which can make writing very, very lonely and feel harder than it needs to be.
A community structured around your writing can support your writing habits, making you show up more frequently to your writing, be more efficient in a writing session and also enjoy it so much more!
The Researchers’ Writing Academy community has evolved since starting the program by listening to our members’ needs. It’s now the place for researchers from across the globe to share writing struggles, wins, ask questions, experience high-touch writing accountability and feel supported by one another.
We share our favourite parts of the RWA community and why they all play a part in such a successful, shared online experience for all the academics inside the program.
Finally, I give some advice to researchers out there who maybe identify as introverted or don’t think community is necessary to their publishing success. Enjoy this episode and maybe look into joining a community near you (the Researchers’ Writing Academy would be glad to have you!) for support with your writing and publishing goals.
(01:15) Introducing YvonnePodcast host: Anna Clemens, PhD
Video and audio editing: Jason Rivera
Join our free training to learn more about the Researchers’ Writing Academy atresearcherswritingpodcast.com/free.
You’ll get tips on how to work with co-authors, manage your writing process, and increase your chances of getting published in top-tier journals.
In this episode, we are talking about my very favourite subject: Storytelling – and how to do that in a scientific paper. You have probably had someone say to you at some point: “your paper should tell a convincing story”. But… what does that actually mean?
“Story” stands for so many different things: Re-telling an anecdote, the plot of films, movies, books, or making something up. What “story” means in the context of scientific papers is hardly ever defined, which leads to both an impossible to reach goal post and misunderstandings. One of those misunderstandings is that telling a story in your research paper equals packaging weak or irrelevant data in pretty wrapping paper and putting a ribbon on top – or in other words, overselling a study by hiding behind fancy words, flowery language and a narrative. But that’s not what I’m about to teach you. I’ll show you a framework that uses storytelling in a way that makes your paper easier to read by getting across to your reader why they should care about your research WITHOUT overstating its importance.
Storytelling may also seem childish to you and imply having to oversimplify your research. Shouldn’t the focus of writing a scientific paper be using precise and and accurate language instead of creating a page-turner? Well, the Scientific Storytelling Framework I’m guiding you through in this episode will help you do both: It won’t help you to dumb it down but to spell it out!
Timestamps: (01:50) Defining storytelling in research papers (03:08) Common misconceptions and myths surrounding storytelling in academic papers (08:00) Problems I see in scientific papers (10:10) The Scientific Storytelling Framework
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(18:42) Applying the Scientific Storytelling Framework to your paper (24:53) Listener question: How can I avoid self-doubt and procrastination in research and writing?
Podcast host: Anna Clemens, PhD Video and audio editing: Jason Rivera
If you’re interested to join the Researchers’ Writing Academy and learn how to develop a structured writing process to get published in top-tier journals time-efficiently, then I highly recommend watching my free writing training at:
as the first step.
In this episode, I’m talking to Dr Kate McAlpine who is an alumna of the Researchers’ Writing Academy! Kate is a pracademic – which means she’s both an academic and a practitioner – and her work is centered around preventing violence against children.
We talk about what she got out of the Researchers’ Writing Academy, which elements of the program (it’s comprehensive, you know!) made the biggest difference to her and how she made time to take the program. It’s a must listen if you are considering becoming a member!
If you would like to learn more about Kate’s very important work, please check out the links below:
(01:10) Introducing Dr Kate McAlpine (04:50) Kate’s struggles before joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy (RWA) (07:08) How did you approach starting the program inside the RWA? (08:30) Kate’s concerns before she joined the program (09:45) What has changed for Kate since she joined the RWA (12:30) Changing the feelings Kate had around writing (16:30) Kate’s experience with co-writing sessions (18:00) Getting papers published and Kate’s writing output (20:00) Favourite aspects of the RWA (22:00) Recommendations on who the RWA is for and things to consider if you’re thinking about joining the RWA (27:13) Free training for researchers (go to
) (28:13) Listener question: Is the process for writing qualitative papers and quantitative papers (or even mixed methods papers) different?
Podcast host: Anna Clemens, PhD Video and audio editing: Jason Rivera
If you’re interested to join the Researchers’ Writing Academy and learn how to develop a structured writing process to get published in top-tier journals time-efficiently, then I highly recommend watching my free writing training as the first step at:
