Academic Writing Amplified

Zombie Projects

August 4, 2026·17 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

What do you do with those writing projects that keep hanging around in your publication pipeline, but you never work on them? I call these Zombie Projects, and they are holding you back from submitting more papers.  In this episode, I explain what zombie projects are, why they are clogging your pipeline, and what to do about them. Sign up for the Fall Writing Planning Session on August 10:                                                            https://scholarsvoice.org/writing-planning  Join my next LIVE Submit Your Almost-done Article in 3 Days Workshop: https://scholarsvoice.org/submit-in-3/   Join my signature program, Navigate, to publish your backlog of papers: https://scholarsvoice.org/navigate/  Sign up to my FREE email newsletter, In The Pipeline, for weekly emails on academic writing and publishing. Scroll to the form at the bottom of the page: https://scholarsvoice.org/

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