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PUBLISHING ACADEMIC RESEARCH | Complete Your Scholarship, Thesis, or Dissertation, Maintain Your Mental Health, and Enhance Your Academic Career episodes
- Starting Your Literature Review: Interview with Dr. Nichole Harken | Ep. 59
Are you having trouble starting a new project? Do you feel like you're drowning in a sea of scholarship?
Hey co-authors! Today, I talk with Dr. Nichole Harken, who is the associate professor of instruction and internship director for the University of Northern Iowa's Communication and Media Department. She's also the creator of the Project Next Step and author of the book of the same name, and has a podcast called The Next Step: Leaping to Adulthood. Learn more about her approach to scholarship and her work in this episode!
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Podcast: The Next Step: Leaping to Adulthood
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34 min - Writing for an Audience of One | Ep. 58
Who exactly are you writing for when you’re writing an academic article, chapter, or book? What if the fastest way to make your writing clearer, more confident, and more compelling is to stop imagining an “audience” and start imagining a single person?
Hey co-authors! One of the most common problems in academic writing is trying to write for everyone. But, when your audience is abstract or generalized, writing can quickly become anxious, overly cautious, and unfocused. In this episode, we’ll explore why writing for an audience of one can actually make your academic writing clearer, more confident, more generous, and ultimately more publishable. In this episode, we’ll explore:
- Why abstract audiences create anxiety and how the advice “write for the field” can leave writers guessing about what an imaginary audience actually wants.
- How generalized audiences dilute your voice by flattening tone, disrupting pacing, and encouraging you to write defensively rather than generously.
- How to identify— whether that person is a struggling student, a colleague who needs clarity, a practitioner who could use your findings, or a younger version of yourself.
- How to identify and write to your audience of one by imagining their questions, confusion, curiosity, and needs as you develop your project.
- Why writing for one can actually help you reach many because writing with a clear reader in mind produces manuscripts that feel intentional, confident, and purposeful.
Academic publishing doesn’t have to feel like performing for a faceless crowd of reviewers and scholars. When you write for one real human being who needs your insight, your writing becomes clearer, kinder, and more focused and those qualities are exactly what can help your work connect with a much larger audience.
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24 min - Breaking out of ADHD Writing Traps | Ep. 57
Have you ever followed all the "correct" writing advice and still struggled to make progress? What if the problem isn't your writing ability, but the writing process you've been told to use?
Hey co-authors! Most writing advice assumes that writers can sustain attention, manage time consistently, and move through projects in a predictable, linear fashion. For people with ADHD, that's often not how the brain works. In this episode, we explore why conventional writing advice often fails ADHD writers, what ADHD research tells us about attention and motivation, and how designing a writing process around your brain can unlock greater creativity and consistency. In this episode, you'll discover:
- How nonlinear attention shapes the writing process, including why focus naturally spikes, shifts, and redirects instead of remaining steady throughout a writing session.
- The evolutionary perspective from Thom Hartman's Hunter in a Farmer's World and how traits that once benefited hunters can clash with modern academic writing expectations.
- Practical strategies for reducing cognitive friction, creating "dopamine anchors" through music, movement, and novelty.
- How to build a writing system that complements your cognitive style, replacing unrealistic expectations with strategies that capitalize on the creativity, originality, and associative thinking that many ADHD writers naturally possess.
Whether you're starting a book or simply trying to finish the next page, this episode will help you rethink what productive writing looks like. Working with ADHD allows your imagination, insight, and originality to become your greatest strengths while protecting your mental health.
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28 min - Being a Good Research Co-Author | Ep. 56
Have you ever wondered what your name really means when it appears beside someone else's on a manuscript? Is coauthorship simply dividing the work, or is it something much deeper than shared writing?
Hey co-authors! Too often, scholars assume everyone shares the same definition of what it means to be a coauthor, only to discover conflicting expectations, uneven workloads, ethical dilemmas, and frustration along the way. We explore what true coauthorship looks like, why misunderstandings emerge so easily, and how thoughtful communication, ethical practices, and shared accountability can transform collaboration into one of the most rewarding parts of academic life. In this episode, you'll discover:
- How poor communication undermines collaborations before the writing even begins and the conversations every coauthor should have at the start of a project.
- The ethical problems in co-authorship every scholar should recognize and why these practices damage both scholarship and professional trust.
- Practical strategies for defining roles early, establishing expectations, setting deadlines, and creating accountability throughout the writing process.
- How to think about coauthorship as shared scholarly identity, where every name on the manuscript represents shared responsibility, shared ownership, and shared care for the finished work.
This episode offers a practical framework for building healthier, more ethical, and more productive research partnerships when publishing academic research with colleagues and friends.
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28 min - Writing Research when You Don't Want To | Ep. 55
Why is it so hard to start writing when you know exactly what needs to be done? What if your lack of progress is a perfectly normal human response to difficult cognitive and emotional work?
Hey co-authors! In this episode, we explore the psychology behind writing resistance and uncover why reluctance is not a sign that you're a bad writer, but a predictable part of the creative process. You'll learn why writing often feels emotionally taxing, how cognitive load contributes to avoidance, and practical strategies that can help you regain momentum and protect your mental health even when motivation is nowhere to be found. In this episode, we'll discuss:
- Why writing resistance is universal and why even accomplished writers experience periods of avoidance.
- The hidden psychology of reluctance, including cognitive load, emotional exposure, and decision fatigue that make writing feel harder than it actually is.
- The most common causes of writing avoidance, from losing interest in a project and feeling overwhelmed to identity pressure, vulnerability, and environmental distractions.
- Simple strategies to overcome resistance, including reframing writing from an obligation into an opportunity, resetting your environment, preparing your body before your mind, and embracing "minimum viable progress."
Writing isn't always fueled by inspiration. Sometimes it's built through small decisions, gentle persistence, and the willingness to begin before you feel ready. Discover how to write even when you don't want to and why those reluctant writing sessions often become the ones that matter most.
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25 min - Applying for Tenure and/or Promotion with Confidence | Ep. 54
How do you apply for tenure and/or promotion with confidence when so much of the process feels uncertain? What if the biggest obstacle to a successful application isn't your record, but the story you're telling yourself about it?
Hey co-authors! In this episode, we explore one of the most significant milestones in an academic career: applying for tenure and/or promotion. The process is a deeply personal moment where years of work, identity, and professional aspirations converge. Yet many faculty approach the process with anxiety, self-doubt, and a nagging sense that they may not be "enough." We'll examine why the process feels so overwhelming, why confidence often erodes during the process, and practical strategies for approaching your dossier with clarity, preparation, and self-trust.
In this episode, you'll learn:
- How scholars routinely undervalue their own teaching, service, and research contributions.
- How the emotional stakes of tenure can turn a professional dossier into a referendum on personal worth.
- The importance of building a clear and coherent professional narrative that explains who you are, what you contribute, and where your work is headed.
- How to map your accomplishments directly onto your institution's tenure criteria to create structure and clarity.
- How to reframe your application as an opportunity to communicate your value rather than prove your worth.
By the end of this episode, you'll understand that applying for tenure and/or promotion with confidence is not about presenting a perfect record or becoming an extraordinary scholar overnight. It's about clearly demonstrating the sustained contributions you've already made and trusting the professional story you've spent years building.
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31 min - Being Bored as a Path to Productivity | Ep. 53
What if the moments when you're not writing are actually the moments that make your writing better? Could stepping away from your research sometimes be more productive than forcing yourself to stay at the keyboard?
Hey co-authors! In this episode, we challenge one of the most deeply ingrained myths in academia: the belief that productivity is measured solely by visible output. Many scholars feel guilty whenever they're not writing, reading, or actively working on their research. Yet some of the most important intellectual work happens during periods of rest, boredom, reflection, and mental wandering. We'll explore why the brain needs space to synthesize ideas, how academic culture teaches students to distrust rest, and practical ways to use non-writing time as a powerful tool for better research and stronger scholarship. In this episode, you'll learn:
- Why boredom, stillness, and mental downtime are often signs of cognitive processing rather than laziness.
- Why overwork culture convinces students that rest is something that must be earned rather than an essential part of the scholarly process.
- What cognitive science tells us about incubation, diffuse thinking, and the creative breakthroughs that occur away from the keyboard.
- How to distinguish healthy, restorative rest from avoidance driven by anxiety, perfectionism, or fear.
- Why stepping away from a difficult writing problem often accelerates clarity more effectively than pushing through frustration.
Not writing is often part of academic writing. Allow your mind the space it needs to make sense of complex ideas.
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20 min - Recovering when Someone Else Publishes Your Idea | Ep. 52
What do you do when you discover someone else has already published the idea you've been developing for months or even years? How do you recover when a project that once felt groundbreaking suddenly feels redundant?
Hey co-authors! In this episode, we tackle one of the most discouraging experiences in academic life: discovering that someone else published on what you thought was your idea. For many scholars, this moment triggers disappointment, self-doubt, and fears that their work no longer matters. But the reality is that this experience is a normal consequence of participating in an active scholarly conversation. We'll explore why this happens, why it feels so personal, and how to transform this setback into an opportunity for a stronger and more meaningful contribution. In this episode, you'll learn:
- How emotional investment in a project can make scholarly overlap feel personal when it is actually structural.
- How to identify gaps, limitations, populations, contexts, and unanswered questions that create space for your own contribution.
- Strategies for pivoting your angle, theoretical lens, or methodology without abandoning an entire project.
- Practical ways to incorporate related publications into your literature review and position your work as an extension, refinement, or challenge to existing scholarship.
- Why originality lives not in isolation, but in advancing an ongoing scholarly conversation.
You'll see that discovering someone else published on your idea is the beginning of greater clarity about the unique contribution only you can make.
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20 min - Creating Order from Chaos in the Writing Process | Ep. 51
How does a pile of disconnected notes become a polished dissertation chapter, article, or book? Why does every successful research project seem to have to pass through a stage that feels completely out of control?
Hey, co-authors! In this episode, we explore one of the most misunderstood realities of academic writing, the role of chaos. Many students assume strong writing begins with clarity, confidence, and a perfectly organized outline. But in reality, good research often starts as a messy collection of ideas, notes, , and half-baked arguments. We'll examine why this chaos is a necessary stage in the thinking process, and we'll discuss practical strategies for transforming confusion into coherent scholarship.
- Why many students mistakenly believe that good writing emerges fully formed and why that expectation creates unnecessary stress.
- How the nonlinear nature of thinking and discovery clashes with students' expectations of writing in a neat, chapter-by-chapter sequence.
- Why seeing only polished dissertations, articles, and books creates unrealistic expectations about what writing should look like.
- How perfectionism causes writers to interpret uncertainty as incompetence rather than growth.
By the end of this episode, you'll understand that order is not the starting point of research writing, it's the reward for staying with the chaos long enough to make sense of it.
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22 min - Podcasting as Research | Ep. 50
Have you ever thought about developing a podcast as a part of your scholarship? Do you worry about what others might say if you’re not doing so-called “real” research?
Hey co-authors! In this episode, I talk about my journey from my doctoral program into podcasting. I look into some of the problems that might face you if you are thinking of starting a podcast or other types of social media scholarship. I also offer some starting tips for podcasting to get you started. You’ll learn:
- Why podcasting or other types of social media scholarship should be a part of your research.
- How podcasting can be a way to increase your influence and audience engagement.
- The time and learning commitments that you will need to address if you want to be successful.
If you’ve ever wondered if doing a podcast is right for you, then make sure you go in with all the information. This episode will start you on your path to making the right decision for your scholarly trajectory.
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My name is Dr. C. Kyle Rudick and I'm a full professor, writing coach, podcast host, and public speaker. I’ve published dozens of articles, chapters, books, and essays, and edited for some of the top outlets in my field. I want you to be a part of a community of scholars who recognize that our work matters the most, and that we have the greatest impact, when we approach our writing and careers with rigor, self-care, and joy.
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