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drhoopoe

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Religious studies professor, medieval Islamic occultism , Sufism, and Arabic manuscript studies specialist, low-skill linux enthusiast, sci-fi fan/dabbler, anarchist, all-round weirdo. He/him.

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natalie , to academicchatter
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Currently writing an article that should be 8,000 words. I am now at 17,000 and I, as a beginner in professional academic writing, need some advice. I know I am the kind of person who thinks through writing. This means that I have probably written a lot that can be cut and left out.

But how do I learn to write reasonably lengthy papers? I swear I thought my topic and questions could be addressed in 8,000 words. I had an outline ... with word counts per section. Still, it went completely off the rails.

Will this get better at some point?

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drhoopoe ,
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@natalie @academicchatter @phdlife @phdstudents I also tend to think through writing, and I routinely write 2-3X the word limit and then edit things down to size. It's not ideal, certainly, but I don't anticipate developing new habits at this stage in my career. The good news is that, if you save all the 'extra' material you can often repurpose it for other projects.

writingmonicker , to sociology
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Things I didn't realize about the :

(This will be a very long list by the end of the year if I keep it up. We'll see.)

  1. Your statements are basically done after the first few deadlines. I always thought I'd customize extensively for each school.

Nope.

On a week like this (with so many apps due Sep 15), you just don't have time. You have to trust that you already put in the work with your base template. It's a mental shift from fellowship apps.

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drhoopoe ,
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@writingmonicker @academicchatter @sociology I just read this whole series. It's great, but it's giving me flashbacks to the four years I was on the market (incl. various postdocs and visiting positions). That was a while ago, and I can't even imagine what it's like post-covid, etc. You seem to be doing a remarkably good job of staying sane. Best of luck going forward.

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