Write no matter what: advice for academics

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Writing in academe. Letting go of the dream ; Demystifying academic writing ; Craftsman attitude -- Using tools that work. Three taming techniques ; Securing time ; Securing space ; Securing energy -- Challenging writing myths. Draining the drama ; Demons in for tea ; The magnum opus myth ; The impostor syndrome ; The cleared-deck fantasy ; The hostile reader fear ; Compared with X ; The perfect first sentence ; One more source -- Maintaining momentum. Follow the lilt ; Beginnings and endings ; Finding the lost trail ; Effective feedback ; Handling revisions and rejections ; Working with stalls ; Relinquishing toxic projects ; Back-burner projects ; Breaks, summers, and sabbaticals -- Building writing support. Overcoming isolation ; Creating faculty writing groups ; Building campus writing support Writing in academe. Letting go of the dream Demystifying academic writing Craftsman attitude -- Using tools that work. Three taming techniques Securing time Securing space Securing energy -- Challenging writing myths. Draining the drama Demons in for tea The magnum opus myth The impostor syndrome The cleared-deck fantasy The hostile reader fear Compared with X The perfect first sentence One more source -- Maintaining momentum. Follow the lilt Beginnings and endings Finding the lost trail Effective feedback Handling revisions and rejections Working with stalls Relinquishing toxic projects Back-burner projects Breaks, summers, and sabbaticals -- Building writing support. Overcoming isolation Creating faculty writing groups Building campus writing support