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Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Anna Law podcast Jo VanEvery 0:02 Hello. This is Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide of JoVanEvery.co.uk. Welcome to Creating A Satisfying Academic Career. I’m Jo VanEvery, and today I’m going to be talking to Anna Law. Anna, do you want to just introduce yourself? Tell people a little bit […]
Read More »Welcome to the Library
The Library is an archive of my writing about academic work since launching this website in 2009. The top section contains the most recent additions. If you are new here, scroll down to see a few suggestions for good posts to start with to get a sense of my general approach. The Spotlight section at the bottom highlights a series of posts on a specific topic, and is updated regularly.
Most of my writing is sent to Studio members or my newsletter before appearing here. Since 2020 I’ve been creating audio versions of most new posts. They are embedded here but you can also follow me on Soundcloud if you prefer to listen.
Recent posts
When your systems fail
Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · When your systems fail Sometimes you drop a ball. You didn’t do a thing you were supposed to do at the time you were supposed to do it. There isn’t really a good reason. Things got away from you. You forgot. You thought you’d assigned that task to someone […]
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How to choose which project to work on
This is the second of 2 posts about prioritizing your work in progress. In Do you have too many writing projects? I explained why you need to limit the number of things you are working on at any given time and shared a free workbook to help you make those decisions. In this post, I […]
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Juggling 101: Elements of a good plan
Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Juggling 101: Elements of a Good Plan A good plan can reduce the stress and overwhelm you experience when trying to juggle all your different responsibilities. This is why I have developed Planning Classes for members of the Academic Writing Studio [Recently opened up to everyone else too!]. In […]
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Optimizing Focus: 3 elements to consider
Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Optimizing Focus: 3 Elements to Consider Everyone struggles with focus. This is why I prompt participants in A Meeting With Your Writing to think about what they’d like to try that day to optimize their focus. In this rather long post, I set out the fundamental principles that underpin […]
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Introducing: The Academic Writing Studio
The Beginning When I started A Meeting With Your Writing back in September 2011, I didn’t even know if it would work. All I knew was that virtual accountability and community was needed, and that I was prepared to facilitate something that might help. Now, it feels central to everything I do. Participants have told […]
Read More »Spotlight On: You Need A Writing Practice
Writing is central to your work and includes much more than just preparing articles and books for publication. All academic writing projects are long projects. You need a writing practice that enables you to keep them moving, even when they are nowhere near a deadline to finish.
This Spotlight includes key qualities to consider as you establish a writing practice that works for you.
An older post that has been updated as it is core to my approach to supporting writers. It now includes audio for all linked posts. Read or listen now:
Explore the whole Spotlight here, or if you prefer to listen, you can find a playlist of this introduction and all the posts mentioned over on my Soundcloud.
You can do this!
