PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Saturday Writing Salons
For researchers who “can’t find time to write!”
To maintain balance in your work and personal life, you need to establish an efficient, productive, and sustainable writing practice.
Are you having trouble motivating yourself to devote time to your writing?
Are you constantly pulled away from your writing during the week yet still need to meet expectations for publications and funding?
Commit to two hours each Saturday for five weeks to work on your writing project in community with ten other researchers concentrating on completing writing projects. The progress you make on Saturday will jumpstart your writing efforts for the week.
Format
- 10 minutes of pre-writing check-ins
- 50 minutes of independent writing
- 5-minute break
- 45 minutes of independent writing
- 10 minutes of post-writing check-ins
Benefits
- Fee establishes accountability.
- Weekly commitment thwarts procrastination.
- Routine reinforces a habit of writing.
- Consistent pace meets deadlines.
- Camaraderie of fellow researchers energizes.
Any Questions? Please, don’t hestitate to ask.
Writing Salon Details
- Saturday Salons are conducted remotely in real time over Zoom.
- limited to ten researchers
- two hours on five consecutive Saturdays:
- 8:00—10:00 a.m. Pacific Time
- 9:00—1:00 a.m. Mountain Time
- 10:00 a.m. —noon Central Time
- 11a.m. —1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
- 3:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time
- Fee: $300 for five consecutive weeks