Completion Resources

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

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

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

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)