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Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Surviving Restructuring with Janice Liedl Jo VanEvery 0:02 Hello. This is Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide of jovanevery.co.uk. Welcome to Creating A Satisfying Academic Career. I am Jo VanEvery, and today I will be talking to Professor Janice Liedl. Janice, can you introduce yourself and tell people a little […]
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
Making and Unmaking Knowledge with Lucie Matthews-Jones
Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Making and Unmaking Knowledge with Lucie Matthews-Jones Jo VanEvery 0:00 Welcome to Creating A Satisfying Academic Career. I’m Jo VanEvery, and today I’m going to be talking to Lucie Matthews-Jones. Lucie, do you want to introduce yourself and say who you are and what you do, and that sort […]
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Why it took 16 years to write a book with Anna O. Law
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 […]
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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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Hope works better than fear
The tension between the reality of now and your hopeful vision of the future creates forward momentum that helps you achieve your vision. There are good reasons to be fearful in general and in relation to your academic career. There are also reasons for hope. Those may be tiny glimmers right now. It is important to notice those glimmers and find ways to expand and multiply them. This is how change happens. Slowly. Collectively. Building on the positive to create new possibilities.
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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 […]
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!
