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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.

(banner image is from BnF MS arabe 2657, fol. 26b, a copy of Aḥmad al-Būnī's Laṭāʾif al-ishārāt fī al-ḥurūf al-ʿulwiyāt made in Mecca in 1386 CE)

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natalie, to phdlife
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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?

@academicchatter @phdlife @phdstudents

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.

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drhoopoe,
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@wrigleyfield @academicchatter A lot of university writing centers are happy to work with faculty too.

natalie, to random
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Does anyone feel like sitting down in front of the computer and playing around with their notes a bit?

I just wrote down how I set up and try to maintain my (academic) reading list in #Obsidian using the #Projects plugin by @marcusolsson and #Zotero. Might post it again after the holidays, but for now, here's the description of my approach for those who asked. Thus, fulfilling my promise from this thread: https://hcommons.social/@natalie/109557676423033978

https://nataliekraneiss.com/your-academic-reading-list-in-obsidian/

@obsidianmd @phdlife @phdstudents #phd #literaturereview #studying #readinglist #organization #planning #tracking

drhoopoe,
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@natalie @marcusolsson @obsidianmd @phdlife @phdstudents I'm only stumbling on this now, but it's great and very helpful. If only I'd been organized back when I was a student!

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