The AcWriMo19 focus on MethodSpace was on all stages related to publishing books. First, what is a book? What kind will you write?

As researchers, we dream the results we uncover will be able to directly impact the world. Sadly, the people who might actually apply our research findings might not be reading the journals our work is published in.

Hear John Creswell and daughter Johanna Creswell Báez discuss their new book, 30 Essential Skills for the Qualitative Researcher.

Questions to ask if you are thinking about editing a book.

Planning to edit a book? Learn about the stages.

Writing often occurs in isolation, so it can be challenging for novice academics to learn about what goes on behind the scenes. Additionally, mentors such as faculty often have their struggles with writing and may not want to be public about this. Even the most productive author may go through times where little writing gets produced as they strive to balance personal life with academic demands.

Meet Dr. Lahman in this video interview! She is the author of the new book, Writing and Representing Qualitative Research, and the relevant text, Ethics in Social Science Research: Becoming Culturally Responsive. She will guide our Academic Writing Month activities with a focus on Making Progress.

If you are thinking about editing a book, learn about the action steps involved!

Want to edit a book? Learn more about the role of the editor.

Get ready to AcWriMo with resources from Methodspace!

In this interview the editor of the California Management Review offers advice to researchers who want to write for practitioners.

Use creative, even dramatic, ways to write up and communicate research to the public and other researchers.

MethodSpace contributor completed his dissertation. He offers tips to students and academic writers.

Continuing our series on the Summer Insitute in Computational Social Science, Joshua Becker traces his SICSS journey.

Before I get into this, you should know I’m a network researcher. So even though this is ostensibly about a summer program, it’s also about networking. I almost didn’t participate in the Summer Institute in Computational Social Science, or SICSS as I now know it fondly. At the time, I thought it was just about learning the skills — and I felt I had a solid methods foundation — and mainly just applied because it seemed like the kind of thing I was supposed to do as a grad student. Having never previously seen the gorgeous Princeton campus, I imagined the trip itself as little more than spending two weeks in suburban New Jersey rather than at home with my wife. Luckily, I applied. And luckily, I was accepted. Mileage may vary, but I made out well on the deal.

Visual techniques for writers.

Writing an essay? Here are some tips.