Academic Writing Accelerator

Write with joy, ease and confidence

Accelerate your writing: get more done, spend less time doing it

The Accelerator Programme is for your if

I want to stop filling my calendar with teaching and admin

Now I write most days and have an organised schedule

I want to stop feeling frustrated about the many to-dos

Now I organise my non-writing work in a way that maximises my writing productivity

I want to stop using the same approach I had as a PhD candidate: I know there are better methods to execute academic work

Now I have an efficient and effective drafting process that creates momentum and maximises my scarce time

I want to have more time for LIFE outside of work without dragging around writing guilt

Now I have write within my paid work hours, no more guilt and frustration

I want to have more time for LIFE outside of work without dragging around writing guilt

Now I have write within my paid work hours, no more guilt and frustration

I want to stop my procrastination, negative self talk, perfectionism and overthinking

Now I have the tools to reverse these emotional barriers AND become a happier, more consistent writer

Writing is the foundation of your academic career

If you're tired of the constant stress and anxiety over when you are going to get your academic writing done, and feel overwhelmed with all the competing demands on your time...

Chances are you are feeling frustrated...or lost...and you have probably started to give up writing, or give up your life in order to make writing happen.

Are you feeling close to burnout?

Are you feeling like you can never take time off or do the work that really matters?

Are you already living in fear of the next REF or appraisal cycle?

You know that you NEED to change something, but are not sure where to start

Start now. Start here. This will change everything.

This is the EXACT writing process that saved me from a dysfunctional relationship with my writing and enabled me to write regularly in my paid working hours. No more working evenings and weekends, yet still producing lots of outputs. I still implement these principles today.

I have 3 goals for my clients:

1️⃣ Produce regular, quality outputs in the time you are PAID to write, so there is more time for LIFE

2️⃣ Bring back the JOY of writing. Unshackle yourself from the emotional barriers and thrive as an academic writer to get the career you want

3️⃣ Develop a writing habit that stays with them for the rest of their career, and will withstand the pressures of competing obligations

Inside the Accelerator Programme

If you feel overworked and that you just dont have the TIME for writing, I'll show you how to maximise the small increments of time you have so you can build writing momentum

If you have mostly been doing writing in your vacation time, weekends and evenings so that writing has become something you dread, I'll show you how to build a drafting process that enables you to write in your paid hours

If you feel like you've lost writing motivation in the midst of all the other pressures you are under, I will teach you how motivation comes AFTER action, and how you can get started

If you have struggled with procrastination, perfectionism and imposter syndrome, I will teach you the 6 most powerful writing tools that will enable you to say goodbye to these writing demons

If you feel stuck because of overthinking , I will give you actionable steps at the end of each module that will catapult you into action

If you have struggled with setting deadlines and meeting them, I will teach you how to break down projects so they are actionable on a day to day basis

If you feel like you need better techniques, I will teach you my 5 Drafts To Finish drafting framework. Write with ease and confidence, knowing EXACTLY how to execute

If you have no idea how to prioritise effectively, I will teach you the tools that make impossible to be stuck with the busywork

You get 12 months access to the training materials, and an implementation workbook to keep you accountable.

You can take it at your own pace, or consume all at once

🎁 EXCLUSIVE BONUS 🎁

Two bonus training modules on your pre-writing work

1. Note Taking for Productivity
2. How to Execute the Lit Review

The leak in your productivity pipeline might be in how you execute particular elements of pre-writing: note taking and how you execute the lit review.

This Accelerator Programme will include these two bonus modules to help you tackle these productivity trap doors and....

🎁 A chance to get my feedback on your plan to move forward 🎁

This isn't just another productivity course...

It is about changing how you do your academic writing for good, so you can finally get the career–and the freedom–you deserve.

🙌 So you can CHOOSE how much time you dedicate to work

🙌 So you can CLAIM TIME for the work that inspires you the most

🙌 So you can produce HIGH QUALITY outputs at a regular, reliable, pace

🙌 So you can write with CONFIDENCE, EASE and CLARITY

🙌 So you can BUILD THE CAREER that gives you the space to work the way you want

I'm Dr Melanie Smith

I created the Academic Accelerator as my first, and foundational, offer at Academic Coach.

Yes, it's research led, like all my training. But it is also learning that came to me the hard way. I went through the bad times, because I didn't have anyone to help me. You don't have to.

I realised that basic writing training, alongside building a writing habit, was the ONLY WAY to enable academics to realise their potential. Without that, you are lost in the never-ending needs of students and faculty administrators.

Yet, this training isn't provided. You are never trained to have a bullet proof writing habit, or reliable methods of drafting, or how to manage your competing obligations. It's just....expected.

WHAT?

So i created this programme to give you what it took me 20 years to learn the hard way.

I learned how to sustain writing momentum and motivation, and I learned how to build a habit that did not give way to external pressure, or my own backsliding. And now I want to help you.

I've been coaching academic writers for 6 years...

I'm an EU Law scholar, published author of peer-reviewed papers, chapters, books, and edited collections. I've served as a consultant to the European Parliament, held a tenured Associate Professor position at Cardiff University for over 13 years, and led writing courses for faculty. With 18+ years of experience, I've contributed to research, publishing, program development, and teaching/supervision at all levels at Russell Group Universities in the UK.

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 Universities and individuals across different disciplines, from High Arts to Hard Sciences, training and coaching academics across the world inside and outside institutions.

I've been where you are, and know exactly what you need to flourish

Be a happier writer: join us now!

Academic Coach’s Academic Writing Course provided a clear and engaging structure to overcome those emotional barriers to writing and enabled me to establish a healthier and happier writing practise. Her constant virtual support and encouragement gave me the much-needed motivation to submit two papers during the course (which were subsequently accepted). I have no doubt that, with hindsight, this will be the start of a much better relationship to academic writing, particularly during term time and I would wholeheartedly recommend the course to anyone, at any stage of their academic career

Dr K Richards

UK Russell Group University

Melanie is an engaging and knowledgeable coach. The lessons have stayed with me and reshaped my writing habits. Even though it was a crazy busy start of semester teaching madness I have managed to cling onto my two hours of writing time in the mornings and I completed a book chapter proposal against all odds. Before the course, the research writing piled up to be done at evenings, weekends and holidays making me miserable. Now I am in control of the publication pipeline and I am a happier academic. This writing course works!

Dr K Waite

Business School, Heriot Watt

Academic Coach has transformed my writing practices. The Academic Coach writing course draws on a range of literature to provide tools and techniques you can use to refine each element of the writing process. The emails both support the writing process and serve as a reminder to put writing on the top of my list. The effective, efficient academic writing process brought to me by the Academic Coach has released time to enjoy life without sacrificing productivity.

Prof R Cahill O' Callaghan