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Dealing With Criticism

The academic writing process involves dealing with criticism of your writing. You may actively seek feedback from colleagues. You will certainly receive comments from peer reviewers when you submit your work for publication. These posts address some of the issues you face in dealing with criticism to improve your work and have it accepted for publication. Members of the Academic Writing Studio can find further resources in the Writing Process section of the Resource Room.

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Why questions are useful in feedback

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Why questions are useful in feedback As I was preparing the first iteration of my class on Dealing With Reviewer Comments, I asked some friends and colleagues to recommend resources for dealing with feedback. That’s how I discovered Liz Lerman’s Critical Response Process. Lerman developed this process for artists, […]

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Your vision guides the writing and the revision

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Jo VanEvery 2 Comments

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Your vision guides the writing and the revision You’ve worked really hard on this article. The subject is important to you. You have something important to say. It feels urgent. This vision you have for the paper is extremely important. You know what you want to say even if you […]

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How can reviewer comments improve your work?

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Jo VanEvery Leave a Comment

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · How can reviewer comments improve your work? This post is a companion to The Role of Peer Review, and focuses on the editorial function of peer review.  You want to do good work. You want your work to be published so that other scholars can read it and engage […]

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The role of peer review

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Jo VanEvery 2 Comments

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · The role of peer review This post is a companion to How can reviewer comments improve your work? It focuses on the function of peer review in journal processes and in validating the quality of published work. The other post focuses more on the editorial function. In situations where scarce […]

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Criticism & perfectionism

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Jo VanEvery 1 Comment

One of my favorite quotes is by Samuel Silas Curry, a turn of the century speech teacher, “There is nothing so encouraging as good criticism.” He goes on to say that good criticism simply compares the actual with the ideal. Vicky@collegeparentcentral commenting on my post Confidence in the Face of Criticism Thank you for sharing […]

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Confidence in the face of criticism

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Jo VanEvery 3 Comments

Jo VanEvery, Academic Career Guide · Confidence in the face of criticism I received a request via Twitter DM. Have u any tips on academic speaking eg @ q & a time @ conferences. How can I gain confidence and speak with conviction in the face of criticism? As it happens I do have thoughts […]

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