As some of you lucky semester scholars approach summer--my chagrin will turn to gratitude in September, when all of you are back and me and my quarter system cronies are still free!--I thought I would present a few questions for you to contemplate. Of course, you have worked on your writing processes previously, but this might be a a good time to check in with yourself so you can make sure your summer is a productive writing time. Summer is a good time to consider making changes to your writing practices, but not only due to having more time. I suggest that you make changes not only based-upon your summer schedule, but also seek sustainable practices that you can use during the year.
1) How is the quality of your individual writing sessions? What problems exist within it?
2) What blocks and barriers have been getting in the way (other than time, that does not count!!)?
3) What do you need to do to ameliorate these barriers? Which are skill-based, which are psychosocial?
4) If you do not know how to remove these barriers, how will you seek support/assistance to make the needed changes?
5) What are your primary and secondary (and tertiary, ect) writing projects? How will you divide your writing sessions to account for them?
6) What are the warning signs that your writing is "going off the rails"?
7) What is your plan for when you notice the above warning signs?
8) How will you use accountability?
9) What strengths to you want to maximize vis a vis your writing?
10) When it is over, what are realistic measures of your having had a productive summer?
Should you wish to talk about any of these, come on by my drop in coaching hour! It is free to all how need it! https://writepublishthrive.blogspot.com/2019/01/zoom-drop-in-coaching-wednesdays-5pm.html
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