Writing Studio — Spring 2025 Series (Fundamentals)

About this event:

Want to jump start your current writing project? Looking for dedicated writing time in a supportive and collegial environment? Interested in picking up new habits to make your writing more productive and less daunting? Join a special 5-week writing studio for faculty and graduate students.

Every Friday morning we will gather to work on our individual writing projects. Most of our time (more than 65%) will be spent writing, with short intervals to discuss strategies for increasing productivity. We’ll talk about setting ourselves up for success, avoiding negative self-talk, and practicing habits that make it easier to keep writing on a regular basis. Unlike many other writing workshops, we will not be focusing on style or writing for popular audiences; nor will we be exchanging or discussing each other’s texts. Instead, our focus will be on setting aside dedicated time for writing and learning strategies that increase productivity and lower the stress and anxiety of writing.

The Writing Studio - Fundamentals will be hybrid, with the option to attend in person or via Zoom.

Eligibility: Faculty and graduate students hoping to improve their writing.

Attendance: In-person attendance will be limited to the first 35 people to enroll.

Dates and time: Fridays, 9:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Friday, January 17, 2025

Friday, January 24, 2025

Friday, January 31, 2025

Friday, February 7, 2025

Friday, February 14, 2025

Light refreshments and drinks will be served.

Where: Ross-Blakely Hall 197, Humanities Institute; Zoom.

The expectation for attendance: Because exercises will build over time, participants are expected to attend regularly, particularly if they register to attend in person.

Facilitator: Christopher Jones (SHPRS; History) will facilitate the workshops drawing on insights from five years of leading writing workshops.

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