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Each month, TAA hosts a moderated open-discussion conversation on a topic of interest to textbook and/or academic authors. 

Upcoming Conversation Circle Schedule

Topic: Journal Article Writing: Pitfalls and Promises

Co-moderated by Dannelle D. Stevens, PhD, Author, Professor Emerita, Portland State University

Join us for an open-sharing, community-driven conversation on all things journal article writing. Come with prepared questions, share your advice, or just listen in.

Dannelle is a Professor Emerita from Portland State University who has served as a coach, mentor, and writing buddy for faculty for over twenty years. She has presented at numerous national and international conferences  to faculty about boosting their writing productivity and their sense of well-being and confidence about writing. Her book, Write More, Publish More, Stress Less, (2019, Routledge) offers graduate students and faculty numerous tricks of the trade designed to outfox the expectations of the system and become productive academic authors who know what to do when staring at the blank page. As a mentor, she is a great listener and guide through the winding and sometimes seemingly treacherous path toward success in your academic life. 

Conversation Circle Recordings

• Watch 3/24/26 Conversation Circle: All Things Artificial Intelligence, co-moderated by the TAA AI Committee
• Watch 1/28/26 Conversation Circle: Holding Yourself Accountable to Your New Year's Goals, co-moderated by Dr. Noelle Sterne
• Watch 5/1 Conversation Circle on Artificial Intelligence and Authoring
• Watch 3/27 Conversation Circle on Publishing Practices
• Watch 11/27 Conversation Circle Recording on Content Curation
• Watch the 11/6 Conversation Circle Recording on Royalties
• Watch the 9/25 Conversation Circle Recording on Developing Good Writing Habits
• Watch the 8/28/24 Conversation Circle Recording on Productivity 
• Watch the 7/31/24 Conversation Circle Recording on Plagiarism
• Watch the 5/29/24 Conversation Circle Recording on How to Reduce Academese
  
• Watch the 4/24/24 Conversation Circle Recording on Writing a Literature Review
• Watch the 3/27/24 Conversation Circle Recording on All Things Generative AI 
• Watch the 1/31/24 Conversation Circle Recording on Advice on Getting Unstuck When Writing
• Watch the 11/29/23 Conversation Circle Recording on Writing a Dissertation
• Watch the 9/27/23 Conversation Circle Recording on Marketing/Creating An Author Brand 

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