The Writing Sprint Club is for academic writers (PhD and faculty) who want to create guaranteed writing time every week to push their projects forward.
The Writing Sprint Club
Bring your writing, and we'll bring the accountability and advice
The Writing Sprint Club is for you if...
You want to get your writing done but have difficulty allocating time each week on a consistent basis
You are more likely to keep on with your writing project if you have a supportive group environment
You would like to dip your toe into coaching and experience what it is like to be supported in your writing career without big ticket commitments
You feel isolated and want to be part of another academic community
You want tips, tricks and hacks to get through your writing project quickly and with less drama
Build consistent writing through a supportive community
Dedicate time to your writing
Co-writing takes place in a variety of slots on a fortnightly basis (6-8 sessions per month)
Several slots in the writing week, at different times to enable different time zones to take part
Flexible scheduling depending on cohort needs
Small groups for co-writing to enable meaningful accountability
Participating in the Writing Sprint Club ensures that my research projects do not sit on a shelf collecting dust during teaching terms. Instead, I know that there will be at least two hours a week when I will make steady progress. Melanie’s expert coaching has also helped me make more concrete goals for each writing session. “Revise Intro” will instead become “Update the precis of chapter 1 in the chapter summary section of the intro.” I also have many post-it notes stuck to the edge of my computer full of words of wisdom from our sessions. For example, “The key to momentum is a mix of easy and hard.” Finally, I appreciate the support and friendly faces of the other participants; we celebrate one another’s successes and help keep one another on task. I’m so grateful for the club!
Holly
Ass Prof
The writing sprints have been fantastic for making sure that I make time for my research! I find that it’s so easy for teaching and admin work to crowd into my schedule, but the writing sprints ensure that I devote quality time to my research. I love hearing Melanie’s feedback during the sprint and it’s also great knowing that at the same time other people are doing their work. Overall the sprints have been really helpful!
Eleanor
Ass Prof
Writing Sprint Club has helped keep the wheels in motion on more than one of my projects, even during term time. It provides support, encouragement, mini-coaching, and a collegiate environment in which wins can be celebrated, and challenges and obstacles are discussed (with suggested solutions). Highly recommended!
Caroline
Ass. Prof
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