What to do if you can’t go on a writer’s retreat
Imagine yourself on a writer’s retreat. No committee meetings. No teaching. No grading (weeeee!!!!). No meals to prepare. No small humans or pets to care for. Just you, your writing project, and the focus you’ve needed for so long. But let’s get...
Writing as Self-Care
The more I think about writing in academia, the more I see its parallels with exercise. We know, logically, that we need to exercise our bodies. We know that exercise is an investment in ourselves and our health. We’re stronger, we sleep better, we can more easily...
What is a writing roadmap? (and why you need one)
Does any of this sound familiar? You feel overwhelmed because you are being pulled in a thousand directions. You have this nagging feeling that you should be writing, but you can’t figure out how to fit it in. You have about three articles almost done, two others half...
The Do-It-Yourself Writer’s Retreat for Busy Academics
No time (or money) to get away? That’s ok! Here’s how to create your own writer’s retreat, and why you absolutely NEED to. Imagine yourself on a writer’s retreat. No committee meetings. No teaching. No grading (weeeee!!!!). No meals to prepare. No other...
Telling your career narrative
We had a great Google Hangout call as part of the Virtual Writer’s Retreat this week. One of the members began talking about how she had her tenure requirements in the front of her mind all the time while writing. She went on to explain that the requirements include a...
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