AcWriMo 2023: More than a Month!
By Janet Salmons, PhD Research Community Manager at Sage Methodspace
In 2023 academic writers have more than the usual number of issues to contend with, so we will tackle writing, presenting, and disseminating research for three months! From October through December, find posts, interviews, curated collections of open-access resources, featured books, and webinars!
We will explore a wide range of topics in addition to writing skills basics, including:
motivation
organization
project completion
strategies for writing chapters, books, or articles
bibliographic and writing project management software
Generative AI, use and implications
intellectual and academic freedom
effective presentations in-person and online
traditional and non-traditional ways to share research findings
Register now for free webinars:
October 11: Copyright, Permissions, and Author Reuse webinar recording can be viewed.
November 15: How to Write a Literature Review
December 6: Research agenda and personal academic brand
All webinars take place at 8am PT / 11am ET / 5pm CET. Find your time zone here.
Academic Writing Posts in the Methodspace Archives
Find examples and guidance about collecting data on blogs or vlogs.
by Maria Lahman, Ph.D. and Tyler Kincaid Ph.D., panelists for the How to Do Research and Get Published webinar, “How to write a paper: Qualitative methodology” share their insights.
Conduct a reference search and format your reference section was offered as part of the How to Do Research and Get Published webinar series. Watch the recording and find lots of useful resources in this post.
Find a collection of resources about writing and publishing articles and more!
Learn about research design, doctoral writing, and academic publishing with these posts and recordings from Dr. Linda Bloomberg and Dr. Merle Werbeloff.
Think about your own big picture, and how to paint it. There are many options for sharing ideas and disseminating findings. What will work for you, based on the nature of your research, your findings, and your career goals?
This list of books and articles include a range of discussions about academic and research careers.
Want anyone, whether or not they are associated with an institution that allows them access to an academic library? Learn about open access and how to publish your OA article.
Jessica Lester and Trena Paulus co-edited a December 2023 special issue for the Sage journal, Qualitative Inquiry, “Qualitative inquiry in the 20/20s: Exploring methodological consequences of digital research workflows.” Read the articles and watch a roundtable with contributors. This is the second of two discussions of the special issue.
Jessica Lester and Trena Paulus co-edited a December 2023 special issue for the Sage journal, Qualitative Inquiry, “Qualitative inquiry in the 20/20s: Exploring methodological consequences of digital research workflows.” Read the articles and watch a roundtable with contributors. This is the first of two discussions of the special issue.
Academic writing is not always writing! Pictures and media enliven our writing, and can be important for showing concepts and contexts.
How and why should you argue in academic writing? Learn more from Dr. Alastair Bonnett, author of How to Argue.
Thinking about research careers and calling: finding the right fit.
What do journal editors want? Read an open-access collection of editorials that offer practical suggestions about how to organize and write an article that will pass the review process and get published.
Safary Wa-Mbaleka, Arceli Rosario, and Anna Cohen Miller discussed opportunities and challenges for global researchers and academic writers in this roundtable discussion.
Jo VanEvery believes that a writing practice based on the desire to write and enjoyment of the intellectual challenge will produce the outputs you are under pressure to produce. Learn how in this post!
AI can do a lot of things but it cannot do originality. Learn more from Dr. Alastair Bonnett, author of How to Be Original.
In this presentation, Dr. Linda Bloomberg explains how to think through key questions associated with presentation of qualitative findings, and walks through an example that demonstrates ways to align research designs with presentation strategies.
Dr. Linda Bloomberg offers detailed suggestions for getting organized and starting a dissertation or thesis.
Connect or reconnect to the joy of writing with these tips from Dr. Katherine Firth.
How can critical thinking skills help you write more precisely? In this post Dr. Alex Baratta offers some practical tips.
Between 2015 and 2022 Paul Atkinson produced four books about ethnography. How and why did that happen, and what did he want to achieve? Learn about this quartet of books.
Applying an equity focused lens specifically to reporting and dissemination necessitates a careful and deliberate approach. Learn more in this post!
Learn about disseminating research with an equity lens in this guest post from the CTE Research Network Equity Working Group.
This post from Dr. Alex Baratta explains different approaches to academic writing and offers practical guidance.
Writing is often a solitary activity. However, reflection with others is a key part of understanding how to develop and define ideas from text. Learn more in this post.
The report from PEN America, Speech in the Machine: Generative AI’s Implications for Free Expression, connects dots that are important to academic writers: intellectual freedom, and protection of intellectual property. Summer Lopez, PEN’s Chief Program Officer for Free Expression agreed to talk about these issues and controversies.
This must-read article in The Scholarly Kitchen caught my attention: “Who Is Going to Make Money from Artificial Intelligence in Scholarly Communications?” See this thought-provoking interview with the author, Joseph Esposito.
Dr. Helen Kara and Dr. Janet Salmons discuss their experiences and strategies for planning and writing a new book edition.
Look candidly at your unfinished project. Is it a stepping stone, and completion will be allow you to move ahead? Or is it an obstacle that prevents you from moving forward? Find ideas to help you determine whether to revive that piece of writing or let it go.