Workshop
Turbocharge your writing
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Hugh Kearns, Maria Gardiner
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| Location | Online | |
| Open to | CDU staff and students | |
Would you like to know the secret to high output, low stress scholarly writing? In academia it is often assumed that writing comes naturally. However, an overwhelming body of research shows that there are very clear and practical strategies that can greatly increase your writing productivity.
This workshop will help you to understand:
- why it's hard to get started
- how we deliberately use distractions to slow down writing
- the principles of quick starting
- how to deal with destructive internal beliefs
- how to set a writing plan and stick to it
- how to set achievable goals by writing in a silo
- how to greatly increase the number of actual words you produce
- how to clarify your thinking, and improve the quality of your work
Who is it for?
Research higher degree students at any point in their candidature and academic/research staff wishing to increase their writing output.
Length
2 ½ - 3 hours for an unlimited number of participants.
Book
The companion book to this workshop is Turbocharge Your Writing.
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