Rebecca Schuman

Rebecca Schuman is an academic-productivity consultant and an adjunct faculty member who teaches courses in English, German, and journalism. Ask her a question on academic writing or productivity via Facebook or email.

Stories by This Author

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The Disposable, Indispensable Faculty Member

By Rebecca Schuman January 8, 2024

If teaching is so easy, why do so many tenured professors take such great pains to avoid it?

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‘How Do I Speed Up My Writing?’

By Rebecca Schuman October 25, 2023

Advice from a productivity expert for an academic who wants to pick up the pace and finish a manuscript.

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‘It’s 300 Words — How Long Could It Take?’ and Other Writing Traps

By Rebecca Schuman September 22, 2023

Advice from a productivity expert on shortcuts for drafting conference papers and abstracts.

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How to Have a Productive Yet Restorative Summer

By Rebecca Schuman June 7, 2023

Advice from a productivity expert on balancing work and play in the months before another academic year begins.

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‘Help! My Dissertation Supervisor Is Smothering Me!’

By Rebecca Schuman April 14, 2023

Advice from an academic-productivity expert on how to cope with poor advising from your mentor.

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‘Why Do I Set Writing Deadlines That I Can’t Keep?’

By Rebecca Schuman January 26, 2023

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

By Rebecca Schuman November 8, 2022

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

By Rebecca Schuman September 21, 2022

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

By Rebecca Schuman July 20, 2022

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

By Rebecca Schuman June 10, 2022

An academic-writing coach answers readers’ questions on coping with deadlines amid lingering health issues.