The stories we tell ourselves to get unstuck
In the 2022 recent webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck, Michelle Boyd talked about her strategy for getting something done when a large-scale writing project is just too intimidating. She tells herself little lies. Questions in the chat area indicated that you want to know more, so Michelle created this video to give you even more ideas about getting out of a rut!
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Learn more about Michelle on her website, InkWell Academic Writing Retreats.
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Dr. Boyd was a panelist for the webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck. In this post she responds to numerous questions posed by attendees, such as: “How to deal with shame about being very behind on a writing project?”
Dr. Boyd was a panelist for the webinar, How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck. In this post she responds to a question posed by an attendee: “How do you find a writing group?
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Michelle Boyd answers a question about taking small steps to make progress on a large writing project.