Summer is like New Year’s for academics: a time of reflection and goal-setting, both in work and in personal life.
Tag: academia
What happens in the writing center
Why are students more willing to vent to their drop-in tutor than to ask their profs for help?
What helps me survive writing my dissertation
Transitioning from student to writer has been somewhat bizarre. I can’t rely on my old thought patterns anymore. I’ve made number of changes to my working style that improve my mentality and attitude toward writing, which I hope could be helpful for someone else out there.
Blogging and the writing process
This is sort of a confession of problems I have in the writing process—problems I hope to alleviate with this blog. I want to have a place to share my ideas in a more conversational tone, to ask questions and think “out loud”, to link to on my Twitter and get feedback from those who are interested. I am also looking forward to putting my writing process on display.