Academic Writing Accelerator
The foundational writing habit training that every academic needs
Is this how you're feeling about your writing practice?
🎯 You’ve tried (and failed) to write regularly for so long that you’ve almost given up hope — it feels impossible to change
🎯 You're starting to get imposter syndrome, and you're unsure how others publish so easily while you’re stuck — even when your ideas are just as strong
🎯 You’re starting to question whether this career is still right for you — you’ve worked so hard, but you’re not getting the traction you deserve
🎯 You feel overwhelmed and out of control — unable to trust yourself to write, hold boundaries, or make real progress
I'm Dr Melanie Smith,
your academic writing coach
...it's time to change all that.
Waiting for time is what’s keeping you stuck. And every day that passes, your writing habit weakens — and your confidence, clarity, and career capital erode with it.
The Solution? A rock slid writing habit that consistently delivers quality.
Introducing ✨ The Academic Writing Accelerator ✨ the only programme that gives you the tools to understand your blocks and barriers, and the tools to overcome then so you can build a sustainable writing habit that delivers real results.
This is the OG Writing Habit Course, foundational to everything you do as an academic. When you don't write regularly, you don't write well.
Inside the Academic Writing Accelerator Programme you will follow my 3 Step Accelerator Framework to finally conquer your writing demons
STEP 1: Diagnostics
Frameworks
Correctly identify your writing blockages using my Writing Framework: they are not what you think! Solve the number one problem in creating a solid writing habit - misdiagnosis of the root cause of your obstacles. We examine your 3 domains of writing to establish where you need to work first - and hardest an work on your mindset.
STEP 2: Bust the Barriers
Baggage buster
Get the tools to work on - and conquer - the baggage and barriers that have accumulated around your writing now you have properly identified them with 3 dedicated modules. This foundational training tackles your emotional, behavioural and psychological barriers to writing to build the foundation for a productive writing habit.
STEP 3- The Toolkit
The Toolkit
Now you're ready to implement my 6 core tools of an effective, productive writing routine, from ideation, prewriting, drafting, & craft refinement, these 6 modules provide you with the essential tools to write with. They further embed the writing foundation you have created.
What you really need is...
✅ A writing habit so solid it happens automatically — not in panicked sprints or guilt-fuelled marathons
✅ A sense of control over your time, energy, and ideas — so you can focus on the work that lights you up
✅ To meet employer metrics without sacrificing your health or your joy
✅ Career growth, job security, and professional recognition — because your outputs speak for themselves
✅ Opportunities to collaborate, lead, and publish with confidence — so your research can reach the people it’s meant to
Let's get to know each other better...
💫 An EU Law scholar, published author of multiple peer-reviewed papers, chapters, books, and edited collections.
💫 Consultant to the European Parliament bringing research to policy makers
💫Tenured Associate Professor position at Cardiff University for over 13 years, and led writing courses for faculty.
💫 18+ years of experience and 6 years in the coaching world, I've helped thousands of academic clients to foster a better relationship with their writing, maximizing productivity while minimizing time investment.
💫I established Academic Coach to provide the skills, mentorship, and coaching I wish I had, utilizing cutting-edge research in writing productivity, neuroscience, and behavioral psychology.
💫I work with individuals, organisations and Universities across different disciplines, from High Arts to Hard Sciences, training and coaching academics across the world inside and outside institutions.
Inside, you’ll:
🔓 Diagnose your real writing blocks — so you can stop blaming time and start solving the true problem
📈 Develop a rock-solid, repeatable writing routine — one that works inside your current workload
🛠️ Use the 6 essential tools for writing excellence — so your outputs are better, faster, and more joyful
Enrol now and you will receive these 2 bonus modules
for a limited time
BONUS 1 🎁
How to get Unstuck
Overcome your blockages so you can take the right steps to move forward with speed. This diagnostic training moves you from being stuck on your book, to writing routinely with practical steps you can implement no matter the root cause of why you stopped writing.
BONUS 3 🎁
Beat Procrastination
Take control of your time and behaviour by tackling procrastination once and for all. This training explores the psychological underpinnings of procrastination and provides an effective CBT exercise to kick procrastination into touch.
By the end of the Accelerator, you will:
✨ Write regularly — even during teaching and admin chaos
✨ Feel in control of your schedule, your energy, and your progress
✨ Know exactly how to tackle writing resistance, doubt, and delay
✨ Publish with more ease and quality — building career capital as you go
✨ Trust yourself again as a scholar, a thinker, and a writer
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