Dissertation writing requires generating and revising content over several semesters. Learn practical strategies to manage writing through development of “entry” and “exit” writing session behaviors, productive revision behaviors, and writing techniques that help when content generation is difficult.
Christine Tulley is the founder and director of the MA in Rhetoric and Writing at The University of Findlay and owner and president of Defend, Publish & Lead, LLC. She is the author of How Writing Faculty Write: Strategies for Process, Product, and Productivity (Utah State UP, 2018) and the forthcoming Rhet Comp Moms: What 100 Time Use Diaries Can Teach Us about Parenting, Productivity, and Professionalism (Routledge, 2025). As a contributor to Inside Higher Education, her advice columns focus on academic productivity strategies, including how to juggle multiple writing projects and use long writing sessions productively.