Episode 12 - How I became an academic writing coach

This episode is about something I’m not super comfortable talking about, myself! Despite this, whenI do share about myself, I usually get a lot of response and interest surrounding what I do and how I got here in this career.

So today I’m bringing you behind the scenes to tell you more about my journey from being a PhD student in Chemistry to becoming an academic writing coach and running an academic writing program.

Whether you just found me or have been following me for years, this might be a great episode to listen to and get to know me better and put all of my advice into context!

In this episode, I’ll talk about:

Timestamps:
(02:00) About present-day me and the Researchers’ Writing Academy
(04:45) My academic background
(07:04) Lacking support/guidance in academia
(09:55) My relationship with writing during my PhD
(12:20) Career path after finishing my PhD
(15:25) Lessons learned editing other researchers’ papers
(19:35) Offering 1:1 coaching and writing workshops
(20:35) Starting the Researchers’ Writing Academy
(23:08) Listener question: I’m writing my first paper. Where do I start?

Podcast host: Anna Clemens, PhD
Video and audio editing: Jason Rivera

Go to researcherswritingpodcast.com/free to learn about the Journal Publication Formula, the backbone of the Researchers’ Writing Academy, that gives you a roadmap on how to publish in top-tier journals in a time-efficient way.