When you’re looking to create publishable research, you're looking for research that’s remarkable, research that’s extraordinary, research that's purple.
https://www.jdavidstark.com/for-your-research-to-be-publishable-you-need-to-make-it-purple/ @ThisIsSethsBlog @portfoliobooks
Your Research Is Publishable When It’s Purple | J. David Stark
It can be hard to define what publishability requires. But knowing whether research is publishable is essentially the same as seeing whether a cow is purple.
Choices for how to format a bibliography: A. Leave it messy. B. Repeatedly massage its minutae. C. None of the above. (Hint: Go for the last one.)
https://www.jdavidstark.com/how-you-should-not-format-your-bibliographies/ @SBLStudents @sblpress @Microsoft
How You Should Not Format Your Bibliographies | J. David Stark
You can get your bibliography to look like SBL style requires in a few different ways. But several common approaches create serious problems.
Reading tends to get abstracted from the bodies of readers partly because forgetting the body can be pragmatically useful to the act of reading.
https://www.jdavidstark.com/why-reading-bodies-are-in-danger-of-being-forgotten/ @Palgrave @CSLewis @eerdmansbooks
Why Reading Bodies Are in Danger of Being Forgotten | J. David Stark
You can't read independently of your body. But for three reasons, reading bodies often get forgotten in thinking about the task of reading.
There are 4 ways to move PDFs and their annotations between @Zotero's desktop clients and mobile apps. Which works best for you?
https://www.jdavidstark.com/how-to-make-your-zotero-pdf-annotations-available-for-mobile/ @danstillman @adam42smith
How to Make Your Zotero PDF Annotations Available for Mobile | J. David Stark
Zotero storage makes PDF annotations a breeze on desktop and mobile. But there are also 3 other ways to pick up annotating a PDF on mobile when you need to.
Do you really need to budget your time in the first place? There are at least 4 very good reasons the answer is a firm "Yes."
https://www.jdavidstark.com/why-you-need-to-budget-your-time/ @DaveramseyWhy You Need to Budget Your Time | J. David Stark
Do you really need to budget your time in the first place? There are at least 4 very good reasons the answer is a firm "Yes."
By delegating your title page to Word, you free yourself up to put time and attention into more important work.
https://www.jdavidstark.com/the-fundamentals-of-how-to-format-a-title-page/ @sblpress @Microsoft @SBLStudents
The Fundamentals of How to Format a Title Page | J. David Stark
To pass your title page formatting off to Word, you need to start by understanding what SBL style requires in formatting your title page.
There are upsides and downsides to recommending @Zotero to your students. But they might find it to be a helpful tool, and that might help you in return too.
https://www.jdavidstark.com/zotero-can-easily-support-your-students-research/ @FaulknerEdu
Zotero Can Easily Support Your Students’ Research | J. David Stark
Zotero might or might not be a tool you want to recommend to your students. But it definitely could help simplify their work—and yours.
Can you use email without being used by it? And if so, how?
https://www.jdavidstark.com/why-you-need-to-be-careful-with-email/ @penguinusa
Why You Need to Be Careful with Email | J. David Stark
Email can be a useful tool, and sometimes a necessary one. But you need to be careful with using it so you don't end up being used by it.
Different vocations require different inflections of formation. Academic biblical studies is no exception.
https://www.jdavidstark.com/how-to-inflect-spiritual-formation-for-academic-life-a-bibliography/ @CentreKirby
How to Inflect Spiritual Formation for Academic Life: A Bibliography | J. David Stark
Spiritual formation needs contextualization for particular vocations. As you contextualize yours, you might find these resources helpful.
Do you make one of these common mistakes with footnote spacing?
https://www.jdavidstark.com/do-you-make-one-of-these-common-mistakes-with-footnote-spacing/ @Microsoft @sblpress @SBLStudents
Do You Make One of These Common Mistakes with Footnote Spacing? | J. David Stark
Style manuals often require that footnotes have a blank line between them. There are two common mistakes about how to get this blank line.
