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Stuck with writing?
One of the common themes that has come out of our 'How to write more' webinar is how people can get stuck with their writing,...
gemmardonovan
Jan 6, 20244 min read


Knowing the ‘what’ and ‘how’ for academic writing
Whilst we’ve had lots of different writers attend our retreats, both me and Nicky came to writing from an academic perspective. In our...
gemmardonovan
Nov 20, 20233 min read


Introduction to academic journal writing
Several years ago, I secured a research grant designed for early career academics to do a project about unlicensed medicines (don't worry...
gemmardonovan
Oct 1, 20232 min read


Why I find writing retreats help me to write more productively…
I have to confess that in the past I have been a bit cynical about writing retreats and social writing more generally. I am a typical...
nickyjhall
Feb 12, 20233 min read


Why "Coastal" writing retreats? The beneficial effects of the natural environment and blue spaces
Gemma’s blogs on writing as a behaviour explain how a writing retreat can help you with your writing. I thought I would explain why we’ve...
nickyjhall
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Social support at writing retreats
Post pandemic, the world has most definitely changed. Writers who have been attending our retreats are doing more work remotely and time...
gemmardonovan
Nov 14, 20222 min read


Writing outcome goals
It is often easier to perform a behaviour when you know what you want to achieve as an outcome. An outcome goal is the end result that...
gemmardonovan
Sep 20, 20223 min read


Word count goals for writing
Setting a word count goal when sitting down to write was something I had never done before attending my first structured Rowena Murray...
gemmardonovan
Apr 4, 20223 min read


Writing as a behaviour
Writing is a behaviour, but one that is not easy to perform. For those of us who write for work, there can be many barriers to writing.
gemmardonovan
Feb 26, 20222 min read
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