Defend, Publish & Lead Podcast

Christine Tulley, Executive Writing Coach & President
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Defend, Publish & Lead (formerly Defend & Publish) offers a weekly podcast designed to help get you started (or restarted) on your academic writing projects. Episodes feature a range of topics on writing productivity, including writing project management, strategies for managing writer's block, dissertation advice for students and committee members, pandemic writing strategies, techniques for balancing parenting and writing, promoting your writing and research, and more. Every podcast offers strategies to try and resources to check out.

  1. 12h ago

    DPL Podcast Episode 298: ENCORE EPISODE - The Rule of 5s

    We are opening up the podcast vault this week to bring you a fan-favorite Encore episode! Whether you missed it the first time around or just need a serious productivity reset, this timeless strategy is exactly what you need to kickstart your momentum. In this replay, you'll learn: What the Rule of 5s is and how to apply it today from the book Making Time to Write How to find and protect time for your writing, even with a chaotic schedule. Practical tips from an executive writing coach to overcome mental blocks. Note: This is a classic episode from our archives. We'll be back next week with a brand-new episode! Episodes Mentioned Episode 163: Opening a Writing Session DPL Resources It's not too late to join our Fall 2026 Writing Accountability Group - just $60 for 15 weeks and sessions are recorded. Email christine@defendpublishlead.com to sign up. Set your writing goals with us! Try us out in a free consultation. Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com Don't forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net New to TAA? Join for just $25 using discount code DP26! You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

  2. Sep 12

    DP&L Episode 297: Book Revision Battle Plan

    In this Defend, Publish, and Lead podcast episode host Christine Tulley discusses the process of categorizing revision tasks before tackling them and making a battle plan for a book revision. Episodes Mentioned: Episode 130: Categorizing Revision Tasks Resources Mentioned: It's not too late to join our Fall 2026 Writing Accountability Group - just $60 for 15 weeks and sessions are recorded. Email christine@defendpublishlead.com to sign up. DPL Resources Set your writing goals with us! Try us out in a free consultation. Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com Don't forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net New to TAA? Join for just $25 using discount code DP26! You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

  3. Sep 5

    DP&L Episode 296: Boomerang Projects

    In this Defend, Publish, and Lead podcast episode host Christine Tulley explains what to do when your boomerang projects come back around and interrupt what you are currently working on. Episodes Mentioned: Episode 130: Categorizing Revision Tasks Resources Mentioned: It's not too late to join our Fall 2026 Writing Accountability Group - just $60 for 15 weeks and sessions are recorded. Email christine@defendpublishlead.com to sign up. DPL Resources Set your writing goals with us! Try us out in a free consultation. Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com Don't forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net New to TAA? Join for just $25 using discount code DP26! You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

  4. Aug 29

    DP&L Episode 295: Clear Decision Making with Writing Project Management

    In this Defend, Publish, and Lead podcast episode host Christine Tulley explains clear decision making through writing project management. She discusses looking at the ebb and flow of a semester such as specific semester nuances, then months within the semester, and then days to choose what projects to work on and when. Episodes Mentioned: Episode 293 - Matching Your Writing Project Mix to the Semester Episode 108 - Your Writing Project Mix Resources Mentioned: It's not too late to join our Fall 2026 Writing Accountability Group - just $60 for 15 weeks and sessions are recorded. Register here DPL Resources Set your writing goals with us! Try us out in a free consultation. Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com Don't forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net New to TAA? Join for just $25 using discount code DP26! You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

  5. Aug 22

    DP&L Episode 294: Make a "Right Now" to Do List

    In this Defend, Publish, and Lead podcast episode , host Christine Tulley explains her "right now to-do list" strategy for the chaotic first week of the fall semester, when standard to-do lists become useless due to sheer volume. Rather than planning days or weeks ahead, she advocates writing down just the few things that must get done in an immediately available time block  Episodes Mentioned: Episode 136: Write the First Week of Class Resources Mentioned: Join our Fall 2026 Writing Accountability Group - just $60 for 15 weeks and sessions are recorded. Register here DPL Resources Set your writing goals with us! Try us out in a free consultation. Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com Don't forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net New to TAA? Join for just $25 using discount code DP26! You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

  6. Aug 15

    DP&L Episode 293: Matching Your Writing Project Mix to Your Semester

    In this episode of Defend, Publish, and Lead, Christine Tulley argues that the most productivity happens when writing projects are matched to the nuances of the semester and offers strategies for making decisions about what projects to work on. Episodes Mentioned: Episode 108 - Your Writing Project Mix Resources Mentioned: Join our Fall 2026 Writing Accountability Group - just $60 for 15 weeks and sessions are recorded. Register here DPL Resources Set your writing goals with us! Try us out in a free consultation. Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com Don't forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net New to TAA? Join for just $25 using discount code DP26! You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

  7. Aug 8

    DP&L Episode 292: Writing Project Management Is Part of the Scholarly Writing Process

    In this episode of Defend, Publish, and Lead, Christine Tulley argues that writing project management isn't separate from the scholarly writing process but an essential part of it, since standard "writing process" models (drafting, revising, publishing) only look at a single project in isolation and ignore how projects interact. She lays out four reasons why writing project management is a built in part of the scholarly writing process. Slides from this Episode Resources Mentioned: Join our Fall 2026 Writing Accountability Group - just $60 for 15 weeks and sessions are recorded. Register here DPL Resources Set your writing goals with us! Try us out in a free consultation. Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com Don't forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net New to TAA? Join for just $25 using discount code DP26! You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

  8. Aug 1

    DP&L Episode 291: Map Your Pre-Writing Session Trail

    In Episode 291 of the Defend, Publish, and Lead podcast, host Christine Tulley describes a useful short exercise to find out why it is taking so long to start writing when you sit down to write. Slides from this Episode Resources Mentioned: Join our Fall 2026 Writing Accountability Group - just $60 for 15 weeks and sessions are recorded. Register here Episodes Mentioned Episode163: Opening a Writing Session DPL Resources Set your writing goals with us! Try us out in a free consultation. Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com Don't forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net New to TAA? Join for just $25 using discount code DP26! You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

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Defend, Publish & Lead (formerly Defend & Publish) offers a weekly podcast designed to help get you started (or restarted) on your academic writing projects. Episodes feature a range of topics on writing productivity, including writing project management, strategies for managing writer's block, dissertation advice for students and committee members, pandemic writing strategies, techniques for balancing parenting and writing, promoting your writing and research, and more. Every podcast offers strategies to try and resources to check out.

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  • Creator
    Christine Tulley, Executive Writing Coach & President
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    305
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