NLN Summer Writing Retreat

Scholarly Writing Retreat: An NLN Mentoring Program SUMMER 2021 PROGRAMWeekend Retreat: July 24 and July 25, 2021 - from 11am on Saturday until 3pm on SundayLocation: NLN Headquarters, Washington, DC (please note that the retreat will be virtual if the NLN office remains closed this summer)Leader: Marilyn Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAANApplication Deadline: Monday, April …

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Your Writing Routine

Writing for the Chronicle of Higher Education's "Community" feature, Manya Whitaker offers advice on crafting a writing routine that works for you, based on an understanding of neuro-cognitive and affective domains: How to Find a Writing Routine That Works | Chronicle Community This routine depends on planning and writing.

Scholars Talk Writing

In this continuing series in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Rachel Toor interviews scholars about their writing process and influences. https://www.chronicle.com/specialreport/Scholars-Talk-Writing/26

Schedule Writing Days

Christine Tulley, a professor of English writing for Inside Higher Ed, suggests that we schedule writing days with ourselves. In "10 Ways to Make Sure Your Writing Happens," Tulley explains how to make sure we have and use writing days. Despite the hype about daily writing, I’ve found scores of faculty who reserve Fridays solely …

Writing Lessons: Practicing What We Preach

Writing for Inside Higher Ed, "Junior Prof" suggests that we employ writing strategies that we teach: Work with your natural writing practice, not against it. Don't brag about how hard it is to write. Write in different genres. Full text of the essay is on line: https://www.insidehighered.com/advice/2019/06/20/faculty-should-apply-same-writing-instruction-they-give-students-their-own-work 

Updated Review of Cabell’s Predatory Journal Blacklist

We've all heard about the market in predatory online open-access journals, with specious review processes, murky editorial boards, and uncertain longevity. But where do you go to determine if a journal publisher (or conference organizer) qualifies as "predatory"? Cabell has for several years offered a scrutiny  and review service, which Rick Anderson revisists and reviews …

Making Time for Research & Writing

"A lot faculty struggle to find time to keep up on their research agendas during the semester.  Between meetings, teachings, and all of the other things that add up to a faculty member’s work life, time often gets away from us," Thomas Polk writes.  "So, how do we make time for our research and writing?" …

Characteristics of E-Mail Solicitations From Predatory Nursing Journals and Publishers.

Lewinski AA, Oermann MH. Characteristics of E-Mail Solicitations From Predatory Nursing Journals and Publishers J Contin Educ Nurs. 2018 Apr 1;49(4):171-177. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20180320-07.   Abstract Predatory publishers solicit manuscripts through e-mail invitations to potential authors, with the goal of enticing authors to submit a manuscript to the journal. This descriptive study examined the characteristics of …

Worst/Best Writing Advice

Writing for the Chronicle of Higher Education, Rebecca Schuman ponders the bad prescriptive advice to enhance writing productivity: I have heard many irritating suggestions on scholarly productivity in my time, but none get my blood aboil faster than this bit of wrongness: You must rise at some ungodly hour — 5 a.m., better yet make …

How to Become a Highly Productive Writer

Finding it hard to concentrate on your writing? You’re not alone. Lots of people come up with all kinds of excuses to avoid sitting down and knocking out a few pages. In this video, Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz offers six tips that will get you off and running.