linguaverse.bsky.social
I help academics write (writing retreat facilitator & AcWri trainer) & publish their work (authors' editor, academic translator). 🎓(Psycho-)linguistics 🏠Donostia-San Sebastián 🌴https://linktr.ee/linguaverse.
Co-founder of WRAP: @wrap-net.bsky.social.
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In blog post format: linguaverse.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/w...
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The space and structure at a #WritingRetreat let you quiet other voices/demands on your time and energy so you can focus on writing, product and process.
THAT'S the magic of a retreat—permission to work on your text without distraction & with support over 1-3 days. #SocialWriting #StructuredWriting
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Another answer: crafting an academic text is a cognitively complex task requiring thought, skill & time. But your text is one task in a larger system of doing & being (employment, family, health). It's no surprise that writing can be overwhelming!
This is why structure & company at a retreat help.
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Many people do better at developing and sustaining their yoga practice with the help of a trained instructor, in a space that's equipped for it and with fellow students to learn with and from.
The same is true for your writing practice. You get a boost when you write alongside others at a retreat.
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Ouch! Hope they get you sorted soon. But so glad you're in good hands while you wait.
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If you'd like to test this out at one of my online structured writing retreats, two are coming your way:
—March 20-21
—April 14-15
www.linguaverse.net/writing-retr...
#AcWri #StructuredWriting #SocialWriting #SystematicRevision
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Systematic revision requires sustained focus, critical engagement, consideration of options and troubleshooting, elements that align very nicely with the structure of a facilitated writing retreat and the opportunity to reflect on revision with peers.
linguaverse.wordpress.com/2025/03/07/t...
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Thorough revision isn't
—reading your text from start to finish x-many times, making changes as you go
Thorough revision is
—working from a reader or editor view (i.e. w/ critical distance)
—having time to work over multiple passes
—following a systematic approach, checking feature by feature
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Oh yes, another excellent option! I may take that one up myself then, as my work has shifted quite a lot since I last took your planning class.
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Upcoming online structured writing retreat dates:
—February 27-28
—March 20-21
—April 14-15
✍️ Come write with us and see for yourself.
🦋 A solidarity rate is available for those who need it.
www.linguaverse.net/writing-retr...
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#AcWri #StructuredWriting #SocialWriting
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🦋 In keeping w/the Bender Rule*: facilitation & most discussion are in English, but your text can be in any language. Pair discussion can be in other languages when enough speakers are present. I can help those who prefer to speak in Spanish or French as needed.
* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_M...
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Academic writers aren't the only ones who attend my retreats; other writers are welcome, as text type is but one part of the writing equation.
🦋 Anyone serious about moving a writing project ahead will benefit from the retreat structure & support of other writers.
#StructuredWriting #SocialWriting
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Upcoming online structured writing retreat dates:
—February 27-28
—March 20-21
—April 14-15
✍️ Come write with us and see for yourself.
🦋 A solidarity rate is available for those who need it.
www.linguaverse.net/writing-retr...
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#AcWri #StructuredWriting #SocialWriting
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I write too, though my main task is to hold the space and maintain the structure.
🦋 The best part of facilitating is seeing how satisfied everyone is at the end, not only because of our output gains but because of what we've (re)learned about writing & ourselves as writers. ✍️
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#SocialWriting
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Each session follows a 3-part structure: set goals, write, track output/observe/learn/recalibrate.
🦋 Writing together under this structure over 2 or 3 retreat days boosts commitment, keeps you on task and provides valuable peer support and incidental learning along the way.
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#SocialWriting
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Everyone brings a writing project (any topic/language) to our shared space and we write within a structure that helps us focus on a set of specific tasks and make measurable progress.
🦋 Retreaters always report writing more than they thought and with more satisfaction.
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#StructuredWriting
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One way to reduce some of the demand & isolation of #AcWri is to work over repeated writing sessions within a writing retreat framework alongside other writers & a trained facilitator such yours truly.
🦋 But not everyone can attend in-person retreats, so I run mine online.
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#StructuredWriting
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Writers working in any language are welcome! Facilitation and most discussion is in English, but I can help Spanish and French speakers in those languages as needed.
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I offer solidarity rates for those who cannot afford the standard rate. If you need it, use it, no questions asked.
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Writing in an environment that is structured/facilitated, social and writer-centered lets you:
+ make more progress than you would alone, quantity- and quality-wise
+ stay focused on your writing & work through blocks
+ learn about yourself as a body that writes
+ interact with other writers
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Oh my god, so much horribleness here. May the courts slap this shit down so hard and fast.
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Good god, vaya win-win. 🤦‍♀️
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Clever. Hope it holds!
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Same!