Rebecca Schuman
Rebecca Schuman is a professor pro tempore of literature at the University of Oregon’s Clark Honors College, as well as an instructor of creative writing in the Stanford Continuing Studies program. She received her Ph.D. in German from the University of California at Irvine in 2010 and has been an academic-writing coach and productivity specialist since 2013. Ask her a question on academic writing or productivity via Twitter, Facebook, or email. She is on Twitter @pankisseskafka.
Stories by this Author
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Advice‘Why Do I Set Writing Deadlines That I Can’t Keep?’
Advice from an academic-productivity expert on how to realistically assess how long a manuscript will take you to finish. -
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Beating Yourself Up Is Labor, but It’s Not Work
Advice from an academic-productivity expert on how to extinguish self-defeating talk about your research abilities. -
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3 Practical Approaches to Writing While Teaching
Here’s how to make time for your manuscript during the academic year. -
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How to Write Around the Haters in Your Head
An academic-productivity specialist tackles readers’ questions on coping with harsh criticism and other work conundrums. -
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A Realistic Work Strategy for the Long-Covid Crowd
An academic-writing coach answers readers’ questions on coping with deadlines amid lingering health issues. -
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What’s Your Angle? And How to Proceed if You Can’t Decide
An academic-writing coach answers readers’ questions on choosing an argument and paring an overly long draft. -
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When to Step Away From the Revision
An academic-writing coach answers readers’ questions on how to stop overworking a manuscript, or avoiding one. -
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Winter Break and Productivity Pressure
Here’s what you should do this holiday season, rather than work yourself to a frenzy. -
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Resist the Triage Approach to Academic Writing
A scholarly writing coach offers advice on the dangers of avoiding troublesome chapters and long-term deadlines. -
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How to Finish Disparate Tasks Without Cloning Yourself
An academic-writing specialist offers two ways to manage work on multiple projects.
