Campus Writing Retreats
"Time is not enough."
-Macleod et al 2011
Scholars need more than a place to write. They also need strategies for managing the thoughts and feelings that undermine their productivity. InkWell's Campus Retreats give your faculty and graduate students new insights and research-based skills that dramatically boost their writing motivation and productivity.
Consider a Campus Writing Retreat If You Want To:
- Build Motivation. InkWell Campus Retreats build scholars’ intrinsic motivation for writing, so that each session is more focused and productive.
- Learn Transferrable Skills. We combine evidence-based training, practice, and reflection to build skills scholars can use in their everyday writing.
- Make Meaningful Progress. We teach scholars to work in the steady, patient, focused manner that leads to progress they can see, measure, and share. Immediately.
- Cultivate Community. Give your faculty and grad students a common language and framework for understanding writing barriers and maintaining writing community within and across disciplines.
"Thanks to your guidance I submitted a research paper to one of my discipline's major conferences on April 1 - something I haven't done in years. It felt great."
Tim Bajkiewicz, PhD | Assoc. Professor, Broadcast Journalism | Virginia Commonwealth University
Tim Bajkiewicz, PhD | Assoc. Professor, Broadcast Journalism | Virginia Commonwealth University
Effortless Event Execution
InkWell makes it easy to offer retreats to your faculty members and graduate students by handling the details of promotion and advising you on retreat prep. Your Campus Writing Retreat includes:
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Talk with InkWell's Program Coordinator to learn more:
Retreat & Workshop Topics
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Ready, Set, Flow:
How to Overcome Overwhelm & Make the Most of Your Writing Time |
Unstuck:
How to Uncover Your Process & Become the Writer You Already Are |
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Do your faculty and graduate students feel overwhelmed or immobilized when they sit down to write? If so, this retreat will teach them how to quickly clarify what needs to be done and enjoy a strong sense of satisfaction when they’re finished.
By the end of the retreat, they’ll have made meaningful, measurable progress on their manuscript. And they’ll be able to quickly decide what to focus on every time they sit down to write. Available Formats Half-Day Retreat (3 Hours) Full-Day Retreat (6 Hours) |
If scholars on your campus are stuck in self-doubt, this workshop teaches a simple technique for surfacing the thoughts and feelings that keep them from writing, and their most effective strategies for bypassing these barriers.
By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to accurately predict when they'll get stuck, understand why they're stuck, and know exactly which strategies work best to get them unstuck. Available Formats Half-Day Workshop (3 Hours) Full-Day Retreat (6 Hours) |
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"Inviting Dr. Michelle Boyd to campus to work with our faculty was a wonderful choice. We had a good response from all parts of our campus and everyone came away feeling empowered and productive. I highly recommend!" Kate Bullard, PhD Office of Research and Graduate Studies | Lehigh University |
Retreat Format
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Half-Day Writing Retreat
In Person: $7,500 (includes travel) 3 hours
Intensive training and writing time teach skills that boost long-term productivity Sample Schedule
9:00 – 10:30 Writing Workshop 10:30 – 11:30 Writing Session 11:30 – 12:00 Next Steps Coaching |
Full-Day Writing Retreat
In Person: $10,500 (includes travel) 6 hours
More time means more in-depth coaching, a higher level of mastery, and more progress Sample Schedule
9:00 – 10:30 Writing Workshop 10:30 – 12:00 Writing Session 12:00 – 12:30 Spotlight Coaching 12:30 – 1:30 Lunch 1:30– 2:30 Writing Session 2:30 – 3:00 Next Steps Coaching |
