“‘Praise and blame alike mean nothing...So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or for hours, nobody can say. But to sacrifice a hair of the head of your vision, a shade of its colour, in deference to...some professor with a measuring rod up his sleeve, is the most abject treachery’”
Get a productive, reliable writing habit.
WRITE WITH JOY, EASE AND CONFIDENCE
This programme sets out the foundations of effective and productive academic writing and helps you to create a rock solid writing habit.
This is the EXACT writing process that saved me from a dysfunctional relationship with my writing and enabled me to write regularly in my paid working hours. No more working evenings and weekends, yet still producing lots of outputs. I still implement these principles today.
WRITING IS THE FOUNDATION OF YOUR ACADEMIC CAREER
If you're tired of the constant stress and anxiety over when you are going to get your academic writing done, and feel overwhelmed with all the competing demands on your time...
Chances are you are feeling frustrated...or lost...and you have probably started to give up writing, or give up your life in order to make writing happen.
Are you feeling close to burnout?
Are you feeling like you can never take time off or do the work that really matters?
Are you already living in fear of the next REF or appraisal cycle?
You know that you NEED to change something, but are not sure where to start
This isn't just another productivity course...
It is about changing how you do your academic writing for good, so you can finally get the career–and the freedom–you deserve.
🙌 So you can CHOOSE how much time you dedicate to work
🙌 So you can CLAIM TIME for the work that inspires you the most
🙌 So you can produce HIGH QUALITY outputs at a regular, reliable, pace
🙌 So you can write with CONFIDENCE, EASE and CLARITY
🙌 So you can BUILD THE CAREER that gives you the space to work the way you want
Start now. Start here. This will change everything.
Where does the writing course fit in our programme?
This course is the starting point on your writing coaching journey. It is for people who struggle to turn up and do their writing on a regular schedule. Once you have this skillset, then it is onto the Writer’s Collective.
NB: It may be possible for you to access University support funds to pay for this professional development course, so do enquire in your department if you can finance this course through your workplace.
*Please note: the course is not in my online shop on this website, but in the learning platform where you are redirected by clicking the above button.
Testimonials
“Academic Coach has transformed my writing practices. The Academic Coach Writing Accelerator Course draws on a range of literature to provide tools and techniques you can use to refine each element of the writing process. The daily emails both support the writing process and serve as a reminder to put writing on the top of my list. The effective, efficient academic writing process brought to me by the Academic Coach has released time to enjoy life without sacrificing productivity. ”
“Melanie has designed a no-nonsense, well rounded academic writing course which will appeal to any academic who needs a boost and very practical suggestions on how to carve out time for writing when faced with many teaching, administrative and management demands. The course builds on state of the art research in academic writing across the globe, but is also grounded in Melanie’s many years of personal and professional experience as an academic in UK institutions. In particular, I enjoyed learning about the emotional investment we have in writing, the way to deal with the ‘stories we tell ourselves ‘ that keep us from writing. The emphasis is on making writing a daily routine, however little time we might allocate, and foremost becoming a ‘happier’ rather than merely a more ‘productive’ writer. The daily mini-talks and interactive web-lectures provide a sense of routine that keeps one sticking to their project.”