"Write On Site" Thursdays!

Dedicated time for writing whatever, every Thursday from 1-3pm.  Snacks provided.

From Faculty Host Nicole Barnes:

"We are all writers. And our minds are daily besieged by myriad demands that either fracture our attention or command our energy, or both. It can help to build some accountability for writing into your work week, and I’m here to offer just that.

With the generous support of the History Hub (for tasty snacks), I’m convening a Write On Site (WOS) group this semester, and I warmly welcome you to join us! Whatever you are writing, be it a grant proposal or an article manuscript or a chapter for your honors thesis/dissertation/book or letters of recommendation or pre-writing such as notes on sources or ideas on the page, it all counts as writing, and you can do it in community. 

Who: All people who write! This means you.

Why: Because we love to create, but our creations don’t come from nowhere. Sometimes we need support. 

A Write On Site group is a way of increasing accountability for the demanding task of writing by holding space for silent, SMART writing: Specific (targeted writing goal, articulated with specific action words); Measurable (you just have 50 minutes so be precise!); Achievable (get realistic with yourself); Relevant (no scrolling TikTok please!); and Time-Bound (50/10 in our case, though another common pattern is 25/5). 

I ask that you:

• Do your best to show up a couple minutes early to cordially greet your colleagues and write your daily goal(s) on the white board. If you can’t make it on time, we still welcome you! We just ask that you enter the room silently to avoid disturbing other writers.
• Write silently for 50 minutes 
• Take a 10 minute break! Have some snacks, chat and mingle, move your body.
• Repeat 1x
• Share and celebrate what you accomplished! 
• Perhaps take some extra snacks home to your lovies? 
• Come back each week (as you are able) for structured accountability in a busy semester.