Emerge Newsletter

Writing strategies, tools, and updates from the EMERGE universe – for academics who are ready to move their work forward. Emerge Weekly brings you focused writing tips, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical resources to help you publish more and stay on track in your academic life.

I just came back from a week at Seitenstetten Monastery, tucked away in the Austrian countryside, where I hosted a writing retreat with a wonderful group of scholars. We filled the days with focused writing sessions, input sessions, and debriefs where we talked through what was working and what w...

Jul 21, 2026

The Humanities are being extinguished

Hi there! I am revamping my newsletter to keep you up-to-date on everything in academia, plus helpful writing advice and resources. I'll be sending this out once a week with three things: one piece of news from academia, one piece of writing advice I actually use with my coaching clients, and one...

Jul 16, 2026

Hot Desk, Cool Mind Free Workshop Tomorrow at 11:00 AM CEST

Hey, this is a quick invitation to join my new free workshop in the Emerge Café tomorrow, titled "Hot Desk, Cool Mind: Writing Through the Heatwave," where I'll share my top strategies for how to work productively even in the heat. With most European cities hitting the 40°C mark, the heat can rea...

Jul 02, 2026

Today at 14:00 - Free Summer Planning Workshop

The free Summer Planning Workshop is today at 14:00 CEST. Before you join, do one thing: come with one article in mind. We will build your whole plan around that specific piece — so the more concrete your choice, the more you will walk away with. That is all you need to prepare. Bring the art...

Jun 18, 2026

Quick interruption: a new free workshop (and a reality check for your summer plan)

Hi there, I'm interrupting my Submit by September campaign for one quick, important announcement. (Speaking of which: the early-bird rate for Submit by September closes on 17 June, so if that's on your radar, don't let it slip past you.) Here's the interruption: I'm running another free workshop,...

Jun 15, 2026

Tomorrow: free workshop on article writing

If you have half-finished article material sitting in a folder somewhere, this session is for you. A conference paper that never became a manuscript. A dissertation chapter that should have become an article. A draft you have opened so many times that you can no longer tell what it needs. Tomor...

Jun 10, 2026

The Real Reason Your Article Still Isn’t Submitted

The reason your article is not submitted is not time. It is that no one ever showed you how to construct an academic argument that holds together across 8,000 words. I know this sounds slightly counterintuitive because so much writing advice for academics is framed as a time-management issue. Pro...

Jun 08, 2026

Planning to write an article this summer? Read this first.

The semester is coming to an end, and you're probably exhausted. You're wrapping up your teaching, grading piles of exams, attending final meetings, and trying to tie up a hundred loose ends before everyone disappears for the summer. And then, finally: Summer. This big container of rest, restorat...

Jun 04, 2026

Before you use AI to grade this semester, read this

We are in the thick of grading season, and for many academics the temptation is obvious: paste a paragraph into ChatGPT, ask for a quick summary, generate draft feedback, and move on. But here is the part many people have missed: under the EU AI Act, AI systems intended to evaluate learning outco...

May 22, 2026

What the newest higher ed report has to do with your writing

Hi everyone, I have been thinking a lot about the recent King’s College London report on the funding crisis in European universities. The report looks at something many of us already feel in our everyday academic lives: universities are under pressure. Student numbers are rising in many places, p...

May 18, 2026

Is Europe really a “greener pasture” for academic jobs?

Hi, I recently read an article in Times Higher Education titled “Surge in interest in European jobs despite ‘structural barriers’”. It describes how several European countries are actively trying to attract international researchers, especially from the US. Given what’s happening in the US, this...

Apr 01, 2026

When women in academia don’t support other women

Hi everyone, I want to share a thought with you that might be controversial, but that has been on my mind for a long time. In academia, women are sometimes the greatest enemies of other women. Let me explain what I mean. When I was a student, the women professors around me often talked about how ...

Mar 08, 2026

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