Jenn McClearen
@jennmcclearen.bsky.social
Scholarly Writing & Career Coach | Writer | Feminist Media Scholar | Scholarpreneur | Academic Ex | BJJ | 🇺🇸 ➔ 🇳🇱
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Overwhelmed by a too-long To Do list and facing decision paralysis? DON'T DECIDE. Let the world decide for you. Number the top 6 things and roll a die or ask a random number generator. Do whatever it lands on for 15-25 min, take a 5 min break, & repeat until you have momentum or feel accomplished.
October 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Overwhelmed by a too-long To Do list and facing decision paralysis? DON'T DECIDE. Let the world decide for you. Number the top 6 things and roll a die or ask a random number generator. Do whatever it lands on for 15-25 min, take a 5 min break, & repeat until you have momentum or feel accomplished.
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@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's discussion on making an impact with our academic writing is inspiring: www.publishnotperish.net/p/why-should...
Why Should Anyone Care About Your Research?
Speaking to More Than the Twelve People in Your Subfield
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October 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's discussion on making an impact with our academic writing is inspiring: www.publishnotperish.net/p/why-should...
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⏳ Consider your timeline: think about career stage and goals
👥 Research the editorial board
📚 Track where the key works you cite are published
🎯 Weigh special issues carefully
www.publishnotperish.net/p/8-tips-for...
👥 Research the editorial board
📚 Track where the key works you cite are published
🎯 Weigh special issues carefully
www.publishnotperish.net/p/8-tips-for...
8 Tips for Choosing the Right Journal
Go beyond aims & scope to find real fit.
www.publishnotperish.net
October 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
⏳ Consider your timeline: think about career stage and goals
👥 Research the editorial board
📚 Track where the key works you cite are published
🎯 Weigh special issues carefully
www.publishnotperish.net/p/8-tips-for...
👥 Research the editorial board
📚 Track where the key works you cite are published
🎯 Weigh special issues carefully
www.publishnotperish.net/p/8-tips-for...
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Submitting to the right journal can feel like trying to hit a moving target. 🎯
The aims and scope of a journal may only tell half the story.
Tips for selecting the right journal, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social #AcademicSky
The aims and scope of a journal may only tell half the story.
Tips for selecting the right journal, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social #AcademicSky
October 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Submitting to the right journal can feel like trying to hit a moving target. 🎯
The aims and scope of a journal may only tell half the story.
Tips for selecting the right journal, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social #AcademicSky
The aims and scope of a journal may only tell half the story.
Tips for selecting the right journal, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social #AcademicSky
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Important reminders for non-first time faculty here from @jennmcclearen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/publishn...
My Top Tips for New Faculty Members
A Gem from the Archives
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August 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Important reminders for non-first time faculty here from @jennmcclearen.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/publishn...
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I’m going to use some of these definitions and framings from @jennmcclearen.bsky.social when I discuss thesis statements in class open.substack.com/pub/publishn...
Crafting Argument-Driven Manuscripts
Reminder: The webinar on weaving your argument throughout your book manuscript is this Wednesday!
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July 29, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I’m going to use some of these definitions and framings from @jennmcclearen.bsky.social when I discuss thesis statements in class open.substack.com/pub/publishn...
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✅ Credibility: Theoretical claims are grounded in reality
🧠 Improves comprehension: Abstract ideas are accessible
🎭 Appeals to different ways of learning
🔍 Uncover gaps in thinking: If you can’t give an example, refine your idea
🎨 Vivid examples are memorable
www.publishnotperish.net/p/academic-w...
🧠 Improves comprehension: Abstract ideas are accessible
🎭 Appeals to different ways of learning
🔍 Uncover gaps in thinking: If you can’t give an example, refine your idea
🎨 Vivid examples are memorable
www.publishnotperish.net/p/academic-w...
Academic Writing Doesn’t Have to Suck
Why Showing, Not Just Telling, Makes Your Writing More Powerful
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March 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
✅ Credibility: Theoretical claims are grounded in reality
🧠 Improves comprehension: Abstract ideas are accessible
🎭 Appeals to different ways of learning
🔍 Uncover gaps in thinking: If you can’t give an example, refine your idea
🎨 Vivid examples are memorable
www.publishnotperish.net/p/academic-w...
🧠 Improves comprehension: Abstract ideas are accessible
🎭 Appeals to different ways of learning
🔍 Uncover gaps in thinking: If you can’t give an example, refine your idea
🎨 Vivid examples are memorable
www.publishnotperish.net/p/academic-w...
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Academic writing often packs jargon into complex sentences, but rarely considers the experience of being a reader. ✍️
Concrete examples, instead of abstract jargon, will make your writing more engaging.
5 ways that showing, not telling, works for academic writing, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social
Concrete examples, instead of abstract jargon, will make your writing more engaging.
5 ways that showing, not telling, works for academic writing, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Academic writing often packs jargon into complex sentences, but rarely considers the experience of being a reader. ✍️
Concrete examples, instead of abstract jargon, will make your writing more engaging.
5 ways that showing, not telling, works for academic writing, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social
Concrete examples, instead of abstract jargon, will make your writing more engaging.
5 ways that showing, not telling, works for academic writing, via @jennmcclearen.bsky.social
This week I wrote about where I stand as things get darker. No both-sides fence-sitting here. These aren't "political issues" to debate; they're about preserving our basic humanity.
To my fellow scholars: The world needs your voice, especially now. 👊
www.publishnotperish.net/p/lets-get-p...
To my fellow scholars: The world needs your voice, especially now. 👊
www.publishnotperish.net/p/lets-get-p...
Let's get political
In case I was ever unclear, here are some notes on where PNP stands!
www.publishnotperish.net
February 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This week I wrote about where I stand as things get darker. No both-sides fence-sitting here. These aren't "political issues" to debate; they're about preserving our basic humanity.
To my fellow scholars: The world needs your voice, especially now. 👊
www.publishnotperish.net/p/lets-get-p...
To my fellow scholars: The world needs your voice, especially now. 👊
www.publishnotperish.net/p/lets-get-p...
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@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's Publish Not Perish was exactly what I needed today; it's what I want administrators to be shouting from the rooftops www.publishnotperish.net/p/lets-get-p...
Let's get political
In case I was ever unclear, here are some notes on where PNP stands!
www.publishnotperish.net
February 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
@jennmcclearen.bsky.social's Publish Not Perish was exactly what I needed today; it's what I want administrators to be shouting from the rooftops www.publishnotperish.net/p/lets-get-p...
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Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.
January 30, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Stop fucking saying he blamed “DEI,” which is some abstract, non-tangible idea. He is blaming people of color having jobs he thinks they aren’t qualified for. He’s blaming race. He’s being racist every time he says it. Journalists need to get fucking backbones, my word.
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Going to echo @jennmcclearen.bsky.social here. Our works-in-progress group has been life-saving open.substack.com/pub/publishn...
Why You Should Join (or Start) a Writing Group This Semester
Some thoughts and a quick peek at the research
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January 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Going to echo @jennmcclearen.bsky.social here. Our works-in-progress group has been life-saving open.substack.com/pub/publishn...
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I have a sabbatical this year, starting in the Fall semester, and I'm hoping to use this semester as an onramp for my book project. Great advice here for planning out writing time: www.publishnotperish.net/p/planning-w...
Planning Writing Like You Plan Your Syllabus
A gem from the archives!
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January 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I have a sabbatical this year, starting in the Fall semester, and I'm hoping to use this semester as an onramp for my book project. Great advice here for planning out writing time: www.publishnotperish.net/p/planning-w...
Hello, my Bluesky friends! 💙 Would you help a gal out?
I’m hosting a FREE webinar to kick off the writing new year! It’s called 3 Roadblocks to Consistent Writing—And How to Overcome Them.
Please repost this to help get the word out to more scholars who could benefit. 🙏
Details below! ⬇️
I’m hosting a FREE webinar to kick off the writing new year! It’s called 3 Roadblocks to Consistent Writing—And How to Overcome Them.
Please repost this to help get the word out to more scholars who could benefit. 🙏
Details below! ⬇️
January 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Hello, my Bluesky friends! 💙 Would you help a gal out?
I’m hosting a FREE webinar to kick off the writing new year! It’s called 3 Roadblocks to Consistent Writing—And How to Overcome Them.
Please repost this to help get the word out to more scholars who could benefit. 🙏
Details below! ⬇️
I’m hosting a FREE webinar to kick off the writing new year! It’s called 3 Roadblocks to Consistent Writing—And How to Overcome Them.
Please repost this to help get the word out to more scholars who could benefit. 🙏
Details below! ⬇️
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Post-election articles have used terms like “bro-acracy” & “broligarchy” & “tech bros” to try to explain & predict. Our analysis of Barstool Sports’s self-produced 2020 documentary operationalized “fratriarchy”
November 30, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Post-election articles have used terms like “bro-acracy” & “broligarchy” & “tech bros” to try to explain & predict. Our analysis of Barstool Sports’s self-produced 2020 documentary operationalized “fratriarchy”
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The NYT is out here letting people misgender their trans teammate in the paper of record while not including any trans voices in the story at all. Just out here amplifying the hate from the bigoted side without doing anything to challenge it. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/u...
San Jose State’s Opponent Boycotts Game Over Transgender Player. Again.
The women’s volleyball team at the center of a national debate over gender and sports advanced to the conference championship after Boise State refused to play.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:15 AM
The NYT is out here letting people misgender their trans teammate in the paper of record while not including any trans voices in the story at all. Just out here amplifying the hate from the bigoted side without doing anything to challenge it. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/u...
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“But the eggs were just so expensive.”
November 29, 2024 at 4:02 AM
“But the eggs were just so expensive.”
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It feels quite unreal, but *The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American Game* is officially out in the world as of today. Half a decade’s work finally on full display.
Please grab a copy, request at your library, and spread the word.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Please grab a copy, request at your library, and spread the word.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
November 19, 2024 at 12:33 PM
It feels quite unreal, but *The End of College Football: On the Human Cost of an All-American Game* is officially out in the world as of today. Half a decade’s work finally on full display.
Please grab a copy, request at your library, and spread the word.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Please grab a copy, request at your library, and spread the word.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Texas’ DEI ban doesn’t apply to teaching or research, so this move is either deliberate censorship or just plain cowardice.
Seems to line up with reporting from Dallas Morning News www.dallasnews.com/news/educati...
‘Race,’ ‘equity’ removed from UNT course titles to comply with Texas DEI ban, faculty say
The University of North Texas changed class titles and descriptions with some citing the state’s DEI ban though officials deny that’s the cause.
www.dallasnews.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Texas’ DEI ban doesn’t apply to teaching or research, so this move is either deliberate censorship or just plain cowardice.
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Academia runs on contacting other academics out of the blue and saying HEY do you wanna do this COOL THING for essentially NO REWARD and equally certainly NO RECOGNITION from your employer and those people going OH MAN that sounds AWESOME sign me up for the COOL NO REWARD NO RECOGNITION EXPERIENCE.
November 15, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Academia runs on contacting other academics out of the blue and saying HEY do you wanna do this COOL THING for essentially NO REWARD and equally certainly NO RECOGNITION from your employer and those people going OH MAN that sounds AWESOME sign me up for the COOL NO REWARD NO RECOGNITION EXPERIENCE.