by Cathy Mazak | Jul 30, 2018 | academic writing, time management
After helping hundreds of academic women write and publish more, I had an epiphany. It happened in the shower, where all my best thoughts happen. I realized that everything I teach about developing a writing practice can be boiled down into four core teachings....
by Cathy Mazak | Jul 12, 2018 | academic writing, time management, writer's retreat
You may have heard me talk about “tiger time.” That’s a term that I picked up from entrepreneur Amy Porterfield. The idea is that if you use your most focused and energized hours of the day, you don’t need big blocks of time to write. Instead,...
by Cathy Mazak | Jul 5, 2018 | academic writing, mindset, publishing, time management, writer's retreat
At some point or another we’ve all had one. That draft that is almost done, but not quite ready to submit for publication. Maybe it’s a dissertation chapter, a conference paper, or an excellent seminar paper. It’s really written already, but it needs...
by Cathy Mazak | Jun 28, 2018 | academic writing, time management
One of the cornerstones to how I teach academic women to write and publish more is the concept of using your “tiger time.” The basic principle is this: You will write more, and feel better about your writing, if you write during your highest-energy, most-focused times...
by Cathy Mazak | Jun 14, 2018 | academic writing, time management
This might shock you, but I’m a writing coach that doesn’t believe you should try to write every day. And I don’t personally write every day, either. I don’t even try. Everyone wants to write and publish more. Academia demands it; it’s how we get jobs, keep jobs, and...
by Cathy Mazak | May 23, 2018 | academic writing, mindset, time management
Burnout is a real thing for academics. I know you know this. What you might not know is exactly what pre-burnout looks like, and what to do to if you feel that you are experiencing pre-burnout right now. I think it might be helpful to hear how I got to academic...
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