Look forward to writing
instead of dreading it.
Get away.
Get past your fear.
And make meaningful, measurable progress, every time you write.
Leave all your worries behind and spend an entire week focused just on you and your writing. Steal away to one of two lush, beautiful environments, where you'll connect with a group of amazing scholars and together, learn to overcome your internal writing barriers--the thoughts and feelings that undermine your productivity, steal your peace of mind, and rob you of the pleasures of your work.
We work with pre-tenure as well as senior scholars, to help you face your fears and transform your writing time into a haven that motivates and nourishes you. So you can write more. And worry less. |
InkWell's unique writing retreats weave together four key elements that do more than give you time to write: they teach you to make the most of that time by identifying, facing, and freeing yourself from writing anxiety.
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3:00 - 5:45 p.m.
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Arrival & Check In
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6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Welcome Meal
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7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
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Orientation & Opening Workshop
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8:00 a.m.
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Breakfast
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8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
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Morning Writing Workshop
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10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Writing Time
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12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch
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1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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Writing Time / Private Coaching Meetings
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4:00 -5:15 p.m.
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Yoga/Massage/Swim
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5:15 - 6:00 p.m.
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Idle Time
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6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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Dinner
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7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
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Coaching Meeting
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7:30 - 11:00 a.m.
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Breakfast & Goodbyes
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11:00 a.m.
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Departure
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96%Learned strategies that strongly increased productivity.
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94%Felt significantly more motivated to write.
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96%Felt more confident about their
writing ability. |
"Composed helped me find ways to build writing into my daily life in a way that is pleasurable and rewarding. I won't have to bully or coerce myself into the chair anymore."
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Join the waitlist to find out when 2022
registration opens. |
The Composed writing retreat is for any scholar who wants to transform their experience of writing from one of fear, to one of trust and power. Our ideal participants fall into one of these categories:
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Junior Scholars Who Want to Start Out RightJunior faculty members, post-docs, and graduate students who want to begin their academic career with a healthy, sustainable approach to writing are ideal for Composed.
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Senior Academics Seeking
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Administrators Looking to Maximize Their TimeComposed is an excellent fit for administrators who want to get the most progress and satisfaction from the small windows of writing time they have available.
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Join the waitlist to find out when 2021 registration opens. |
Elohee Retreat Center (May 22-28, 2022) in Sautee Nagochee, GA has beautiful views of the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains. Amenities include a stone fire ring; natural reflection pond; spa, gift shop; hiking trails; and a 100-foot waterfall. While Elohee has wheelchair accessible rooms, it is not easy to navigate if you have mobility issues. It does, however offer rooms with shared bath at a slightly reduced rate. Elohee is a 1-½ to 2 hour drive from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and we connect retreaters who want to rideshare. Elohee has no Wi-Fi, although it has excellent cell phone reception depending on the carrier. |
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Date: May 22 - 28, 20212 Location: Elohee Retreat Center | Sautee, GA Tuition: $4,650 - $5,250 |
*Baths are shared with one other person and located no more than 3 steps away from your room.
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Michelle Boyd, PhDMichelle Boyd, PhD is an award-winning writer and scholar, and the founder of InkWell Academic Writing Retreats. She spent the first part of her career studying the political significance of black racial identity, and won a Best Book Award from the American Political Science Association for her first book Jim Crow Nostalgia: Reconstructing Race in Bronzeville. Since leaving faculty life, she's helped hundreds of scholars move past their anxieties, reconnect with their writing, and develop a calmer, more confident, more productive writing practice. Michelle is hard at work on her second book, Becoming the Writer You Already Are.
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Learn more about Michelle's approach to coaching.
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Learn how you can get funding for Composed.
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Hear what former Composed participants have to say.
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