Productive Graduate Student Writer: A Guide to Managing Your Process, Time, and Energy to Write Your Research Proposal, Thesis

This book is for graduate students who want to become more productive writers. It helps them increase motivation, focus, and persistence, overcome procrastination and perfectionistic tendencies, reduce anxiety and fear of writing, and manage their time, work, and energy for greater productivity. The author, Jan Allen, has held conversations with her graduate students for over 30 years and reflects the fruit of writing workshops and boot camps she has conducted. She focuses on the process and habits of writing and helps students uncover what kind of writer they are and reflect on their challenges and successes. The book proposes strategies to overcome procrastination and distractions and build a writing practice to become more productive and prolific.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 180 pages
\n Publication date: 30 June 2019
\n Publisher: Stylus Publishing
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This book is a valuable resource for graduate students and anyone seeking to enhance their writing productivity. Specifically designed for those who wish to:
• Boost their motivation, focus, and persistence to successfully complete projects
• Overcome procrastination and perfectionistic tendencies
• Alleviate anxiety and fear associated with writing
• Efficiently manage time, work, energy, and advisor for maximum productivity

The art of sustained writing, which is essential for academic careers and numerous professional fields, is not typically taught to undergraduate or graduate students as part of their academic curricula. Consequently, many individuals struggle to establish a writing practice that is crucial for their success.

This book emerged from extensive conversations with Jan Allen's graduate students spanning over 30 years. It incorporates the insights gained from her workshops and boot camps conducted at three universities, as well as the experiences of her and numerous colleagues in writing and advising. Additionally, it reflects the feedback received from her popular Productive Writer listserv.

While Jan Allen acknowledges that writing is not a natural talent for most people, she emphasizes that it is a skill that can be identified, learned, practiced, and refined. She focuses on both the process and habits of writing, as well as assisting individuals in understanding their unique writing style and reflecting on their challenges and accomplishments. With a gentle and engaging tone, she offers strategies to overcome procrastination and distractions, and establish a writing practice that empowers them to become more productive and prolific writers.

Jan Allen suggests reading one of her concise chapters, dedicated to a specific writing strategy or challenge, on a daily or weekly basis. By doing so, individuals can gradually incorporate these techniques into their writing routine and experience positive growth in their productivity.

\n Weight: 298g\n
Dimension: 140 x 211 x 14 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781620368916\n \n