Zombie Projects

How losing friction hurts your work. Join my next LIVE Submit Your Almost-done Article in 3 Days Workshop: https://scholarsvoice.org/submit-in-3/   Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/   Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/  

Overcome your roadblocks in academic writing! Join my next LIVE Submit Your Almost-done Article in 3 Days Workshop: https://scholarsvoice.org/submit-in-3/   Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/   Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/  

Don't let this stop you from finishing your paper! Learn to tackle the two biggest obstacles to completion: the hard, complex tasks that overwhelm us and the tedious, repetitive work that bores us. Join my next LIVE Submit Your Almost-done Article in 3 Days Workshop: https://scholarsvoice.org/submit-in-3/  Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/  Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/ 

Why do some academic papers seem to move smoothly toward submission, while others get stuck somewhere between research, writing, and revision? One reason might be that you're doing the wrong job for the stage your paper is actually in. In this episode of Academic Writing Amplified, I'm breaking down the different roles you play as a paper moves through your publication pipeline—from researcher and problem-solver to writer, submitter, and reviser. Each transition requires something different from you, and those transitions can create friction, especially when your expectations (or your identity as a scholar) aren't aligned to the stage your paper is in. You'll learn why aligning your expectations around the job you're actually supposed to be doing at each stage of your pipeline will make your publications flow faster - and fix your mindset. If you have papers that seem perpetually stuck in your pipeline, this episode will help you see them—and your job in moving them forward—differently. Join my next LIVE Submit Your Almost-done Article in 3 Days Workshop: https://scholarsvoice.org/submit-in-3/  Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/  Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/ 

If your looking for a quick fix for your stalled-out publication pipeline, Navigate is NOT for you. But if, like guest Katie Starkweather, you're looking for a fundamental change to how you manage your career - starting with your writing and pubs - then Navigate IS for you. Biological Anthropologist Katie Starkweather explains how Navigate helped her anchor her writing, her voice, and her research area through early career transitions - and right on into her dream job! Navigate enrollment closes Friday August 28, 2026! Apply here now.

Navigate helped Jenna find the positive energy in academia! In this episode, you will learn how Navigate changed her relationship with her writing. Enrollment closes August 28. Apply now for Navigate: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/   Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/  

Augusta Williams joined Navigate to help ease the transition from a federal job back into academia. Navigate not only helped her do that, it also helped her manage her co-authoring with students more effectively and effficiently. The result? Three published articles and six more under review in ONE YEAR. Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/   Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/  

Surprise! Here's the audio from yesterday's Fall Writing Planning Workshop! It was so much fun, I just had to share it with all of you! In this workshop I walk you through my 3x3x3 writing planning method so that you can sustain your writing even through a busy semester.  I also talk all about Navigate, my signature program for publishing your backlog of papers which is open for enrollment NOW! Don't miss the reveal of the AWESOME bonus that you get if you enroll in Navigate by Friday, August 14. Apply today! Fall Writing Planning Handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lYC-V-kUgczU1CzAUnbUbFR6ZPasmI9_/view?usp=drive_link Navigate program page: scholarsvoice.org/navigate Navigate application: https://airtable.com/appt68DzgNLGdT6x2/shrQzVF6duBWEG6GS

What do you do with those writing projects that keep hanging around in your publication pipeline, but you never work on them? I call these Zombie Projects, and they are holding you back from submitting more papers.  In this episode, I explain what zombie projects are, why they are clogging your pipeline, and what to do about them. Sign up for the Fall Writing Planning Session on August 10:                                                            https://scholarsvoice.org/writing-planning  Join my next LIVE Submit Your Almost-done Article in 3 Days Workshop: https://scholarsvoice.org/submit-in-3/   Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/  Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/  

Why do projects get stuck? This summer I developed new curriculum around this question, and on today's podcast I'm sharing a concept from that new curriculum: transition friction. Many stuck writing projects can be explained by the resistance we feel transitioning from one phase of the project to another. In this podcast you will learn: Why transition points cause friction. How to get over the friction to keep your writing project moving. How embracing the discomfort of transition friction can liberate you from feeling stuck. Sign up for the Fall Writing Planning Session on August 10: https://scholarsvoice.org/writing-planning Join my next LIVE Submit Your Almost-done Article in 3 Days Workshop: https://scholarsvoice.org/submit-in-3/  Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/ Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/