by Cathy Mazak | Oct 25, 2018 | academic writing
Setting goals for your writing sessions can be overwhelming. How big should the goal be? How do you quantify it? What should you do if you keep overestimating the amount of writing you can do? What if you consistently fail to hit your goal? The problem is that we...
by Cathy Mazak | Oct 18, 2018 | academic writing
Maybe it seems obvious that you need to make time to write. I mean, you’ve been telling yourself that you have to do it for a long time. Your institution certainly stresses it. They want you to write for tenure and promotion. They want you to write so you can get...
by Cathy Mazak | Oct 11, 2018 | academic writing, publishing, writer's retreat
The terms “retreat” and “structure” might sound at odds to you. A retreat is an escape from structure, right? Not exactly. There is growing evidence that structured writing retreats are the best alternative for academics looking to make progress on their writing. A...
by Cathy Mazak | Oct 4, 2018 | academic writing, writer's retreat
Every year my department takes a day-long “retreat” at the end of the semester. When it’s announced, many people roll their eyes and sigh deeply. That’s because our department retreat isn’t really a retreat. It’s an 8-hour meeting with bad catering. Nobody wants to do...
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