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It’s mid-October, and autumn here in Spain is well under way. Last weekend in the woods we saw tiny mushrooms. My writing programme is running. And I’m beginning to put things in place for November Academic Writing Month. November Academic Writing Month (AcWriMo) is […]
The other day, I was listening to my favourite podcast, Bewildered with Martha Beck and Rowan Mangan. The episode was called ‘Don’t Control Yourself’. And my listening quickly turned into a feast of recognition. Since I’m deeply into the preparations for my 8-week writing […]
Recently I had a chance to work through a situation that really challenged me. It involved navigating my sense of belonging in a group amidst difficult emotions. But more interesting than the situation that prompted it was the intensity of my reaction and how […]
Today, I’m restarting this newsletter. What better way to begin than with an note about beginning? Recently, I’ve been exploring the concept of ‘beginning again’ in an area of my life unrelated to writing. Yet, how we approach one thing often reflects how we […]
Yesterday, at the end of the day, I tried to force some writing. It was partly a workday for me, and I felt that I hadn’t yet done ‘enough’ of what counts as proper ‘work’. I quickly got completely engulfed by a feeling of […]
Not long ago, I led a workshop in which I took academic researchers through an exercise for exploring personal sustainability. Personal sustainability: what is a doable and enjoyable way to approach academic – or any – work for one person is not necessarily that […]