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What It Takes: Revising the Dissertation

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

Some of you who haven’t yet gotten to the writing and revising portion of the thesis or dissertation might appreciate the heads-up: revisions will take way longer than you think. In fact, we would all benefit from referring to it … Continue reading →

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Negotiating a Writing Rut: Some Runner’s Wisdom, Repurposed

Posted on July 3, 2015 by Melissa Ridley Elmes

I am a runner. I ran track in high school, and caught the bug. I’m not the fastest, or the best, runner on the roads and trails, but I have faithfully logged my 10-30 miles per week for most of my adult life, and run and even won a number of 5Ks and 10ks; my half-marathon PR so far is 2:07.

Why bother telling you that? Well, because I first realized the power of the rut to silently derail me from attaining my goals not as a writer, but as a runner. Continue reading →

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