For trainees who want a simple, supported plan that leads to publication

Paper Published Starter Pack

Get your next paper moving toward submission faster and without the headache

Free toolkit for grad students and postdocs who want clean drafts faster, clearer figures, and fewer painful rewrites from their PI.

What you’ll get:

  • Top 12 Time Traps — Identify the hidden habits that waste most of your writing time and learn what to do instead, so you finally make real progress.

  • Fabulous Figures Guide — Create publication-quality figures fast using simple principles that make your results instantly clearer.

  • Draft Done Manuscript Checklist — A step-by-step roadmap from idea to submission, so you always know exactly what to do next.

  • Publishing Powerhouse (Faculty version) — See how a structured writing process reduces lab bottlenecks and makes it easier to get the support you need.

  • Funding Guide (Faculty version) — Clear wording and strategies your PI can use to secure departmental or grant funding for writing support—so you can point them to real options.

Feeling lost in the writing process?

This Starter Pack gives you the same tools I use to help trainees go from endless drafts to submitted manuscripts. You’ll fix the biggest time traps, get a clear roadmap on what to work on when, learn how to improve figures, and see how your PI thinks about lab management and funding, so you can have an informed, straightforward conversation about getting the mentoring you need.

Hey there!

Hey! I'm Julia Koehler Leman and I'm the nerd who LOVES writing papers and teaching others on how to do the same.

I have almost two decades of experience as a scientist in Computational Biology and software engineering. I have a PhD, done two postdocs, and even turned down faculty positions - but that's a story for another time.

Back in 2006, my first first-author paper took 18 months (and endless revisions). My second? Two weeks, minimal edits, and a Best Paper Award. Since then, I’ve refined the process—my rejection rate is around 3%, and my papers land in high-impact journals.

I love mentoring and teaching grad students, undergrads, and postdocs like you to do the same, as I've done for over 17 years. My passion is to make you successful through scientific communication because most people aren't getting the right support.

Ready to solve your biggest writing struggles? Let’s chat—no strings attached.