Adviser/Advisee Communication

• Advice on Advisers, by Sonja K. Foss and William Waters
• Managing Your Advisor, by Katie Shives
• “How to Write an E-mail to a Potential PhD Advisor/Professor”, by Karen Kelsky (This post is also appropriate for MA students seeking an advisor.)
• “Why Aren’t You Talking?” (.docx, .odt), by Karen Head

Writing Your Thesis

• They Say/I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing (Recommended book; Taipei Tech library: 808.042 G736 2014, Amazon)
• Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day (Recommended book—This book also has advice for dealing with your adviser.; Taipei Tech library: 808.066378 B689 1998, Amazon)
• How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing (Recommended book; Taipei Tech library: 808.042 S587 2007, Amazon)
• 10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly, by Michael C. Munger
• Myths and Truths About Publishable Journal Articles [Also Applicable to Writing Strong Theses and Conference Papers], by Wendy Laura Belcher.
• Piles, Stacks, Folders, by Peg Boyle Single (On turning your notes into drafts)
• Too Much to Say [On limiting your subject and staying on point], by Peg Boyle Single
• The Hardest Part of Writing is Restarting, by Rebecca Schuman

Library Resources

• Finding Library Resources for Your MA Thesis (.docx, .odt)
• Using Online Resources (Google Slides)
• Library Classification System (Dewey Decimal/Library of Congress) (Google Slides)

Book Websites

• The Book Depository (offers free shipping to Taiwan)
• Book Finder (Useful for finding rare, out-of-print books)

Productivity

• Why Aren’t You Writing?, by Trisha Gyurke
• Stuck in a Writing Rut, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
• Dear Mentors: Summer Sucked. Now What?, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore and Anthony Ocampo
• How to Finish Your Dissertation, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
• Why Won’t My Students Complete Their Dissertations?, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
• Jump-Start Your Productivity (including “12 Steps to Establish a Daily Writing Practice”), by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
• The Sunday Meeting, by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
• How to Develop a Productive Student Writing Group, by Thomas Seweid-DeAngelis
• Shut Up and Write [Why that doesn’t Work], by Kerry Ann Rockquemore
• Freedom (an internet and phone-blocking app)
• Other Productivity Apps

Conferences

• How-To(sday): How to Write a Paper or Conference Proposal Abstract, by Karen Kelsky
• Tackling Your First Academic Conference Paper: A Practical Guide, by Dimitra Fimi
• How to Give a Conference Paper (.doc, .odt), by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
• Professionalization Tips: Conferences (How to Find Conferences in Taiwan and Abroad, Presenting Tips, and Conference Etiquette)

Preparing for the Job Market

• Using Graduate School Strategically, by Margaret Newhouse
• Using Graduate School Strategically, Part II, by Margaret Newhouse
• Every PhD Needs a Plan B, by Alexandra M. Lord
• So, What Skills Do I have? by Jessica Quillin
• 13 Recommendations for Successful Job Interviews, by Saudra Loffredo