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Defend, Publish & Lead (formerly Defend & Publish) offers a weekly podcast designed to help get you started (or restarted) on your academic writing projects. Episodes feature a range of topics on writing productivity, including writing project management, strategies for managing writer's block, dissertation advice for students and committee members, pandemic writing strategies, techniques for bala... more

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Christine Tulley, President and Executive Writing Coach, explores the concept of maintaining an "origin story" for academic writing projects in the context of surveillance, power dynamics, and emerging technologies—the theme of the 2025 Big Rhetorica... more

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Christine Tulley, President and Executive Writing Coach, shares practical strategies for maximizing conference value while attending the POD (Professional and Organizational Development) conference in San Diego. Rather than focusing on pre-conference... more

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Christine Tulley, President and Executive Writing Coach, explores how to use Academic Writing Month (November) not to add more work, but to improve your writing habits and practices. She shares four strategic tweaks that can help academic writers bec... more

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Christine Tulley, President and Executive Writing Coach, shares her experience using AI (Claude) to create a comprehensive writing plan for her upcoming book on sabbaticals, commissioned by Princeton University Press for their Skills for Scholars ser... more

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Kiley Thornton
Representative of the Textbook and Academic Authors Association
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Episode: DP&L Episode 225 - Interview with Kiley Thornton - Textbook and Academic Authors Association
James Lang
Writing coach at Defend, Publish & Lead and author of the upcoming book "Write Like You Teach"
Episode: DP&L Episode 220: Interview with James Lang - Write Like You Teach
Janice Ross
Author and retired professor
Episode: D&P Podcast Episode 217: DPL Success Story - An Interview with Janice Ross
Heather Witcher
Writing Coach and expert in Omeka and Scalar
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Episode: DPL Podcast Episode 185: Why Use Omeka and Scalar

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Christine Tulley
President and Executive Writing Coach at Defend, Publish and Lead

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 14 ratings
  • Preparing a short form book proposal with Heather

    This was a great session with Heather! The epodcast walks the listener through the process of preparing the proposal. Specifically, Heather provides insight into what is appropriate to ask an editor before submitting the proposal. This workshop/episode is particularly valuable to academic authors because it demystifies preparation of a book proposal but also humanizes the process. Lastly, but most importantly, it was valuable because Heather has experience with a variety of publishers, having pu... more

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    Ammethecat
    United States6 months ago
  • Amazing Podcasts for Academic Writers

    These podcasts are super valuable for helping writers — whether graduate students, post-docs, or faculty — become better at what they do. I have been listening to these while working one-on-one with a Defend and Publish writing coach. These podcasts are a great way to supplement the coaching and build on the skills learned. I appreciate how effective Christine is at communicating ideas and advice to listeners in a short time frame. Super helpful for all us busy writers!

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    Nmicatka
    United States2 years ago

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Many find the discussions around writer's block and balancing personal responsibilities particularly relevant and helpful.
Feedback highlights the effectiveness of the host in communicating valuable advice succinctly.
Listeners appreciate the practical insights and strategies provided for managing academic writing projects.

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DPL Podcast Episode 195: Listener Q and A, Part II
Q: What should I do with all my scholarship while I'm busy working on my tenure application?
You need to separate these tasks and manage your time well by dedicating different times or days to each type of writing, allowing you to maintain a balance between tenure applications and scholarly writing.
DPL Podcast Episode 194: Listener Q and A
Q: Should faculty write collaboratively with students?
Writing with students can be beneficial for mentoring, but it's important to establish clear authorship rules and contingency plans before starting.
DPL Podcast Episode 194: Listener Q and A
Q: How can scholarly reading be made more enjoyable?
Consider limiting the number of necessary readings to two current sources and setting specific parameters for the reading process.
DPL Podcast Episode 194: Listener Q and A
Q: How can academics deal with writing slowness?
They can use techniques such as setting a timer to measure their writing output and understanding their personal writing pace.
D&P Podcast Episode 217: DPL Success Story - An Interview with Janice Ross
Q: What were some areas that maybe you struggled with?
Faced multiple rejections from publishers due to crossing over different disciplines until finding the right fit with Oxford.

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