by Katie | May 13, 2015 | Creative Writing, Freelance Academic, Journalism
Some of you may have heard something about a newsletter, and even an eBook, that I’m publishing called something like “Writing Isn’t Sexy.” The newsletter (its header is above), is a monthly item that arrives in your inbox. The eBook short,...
by Katie | Dec 18, 2014 | Freelance Academic
Note: This piece was also published simultaneously on the blogs of Elizabeth Keenan (the piece’s co-author) and Joe Fruscione (the piece’s editor). Do go visit their websites as well. Freelance Academics (Walking Away from the Con) Elizabeth Keenan &...
by Katie | Nov 10, 2014 | Freelance Academic
As I walked to my local coffeeshop this morning, I saw a daytime moon and snapped this photo with my phone. The sun was, at the same time, very bright—you can see the blueness of the sky, a crisp blue that we only get in the North Carolina after the summer’s...
by Katie | Nov 4, 2014 | Freelance Academic
Recently, a friend I respect told me that she was concerned that my writing on academia came across as though I had “sour grapes.” She was mostly talking about the writing on this blog, although now that this blog is a series on The Chronicle of Higher...
by Katie | Oct 15, 2014 | Freelance Academic
“The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.” -James Baldwin This quote came across my Twitter feed today. (It was a RT by someone I follow of a tweet by someone I don’t know, so I’m...
by Katie | Sep 8, 2014 | Freelance Academic, Journalism
I have some big news. My favorite higher education publication, The Chronicle of Higher Education Vitae, which is never behind a paywall (#openaccess, y’all), has picked up these blog posts as a new column for their publication. Thus: The Freelance Academic Blog...
