the earth has seasons, why shouldn’t you:
cyclical planning for writers
Summer is well and truly here. If you’re anything like us, summer is a constant tug of war between competing desires—either to disappear into a hammock, book in hand, or to capitalize on my seasonal surge of creativity and write All the Things.
If that sounds like you, too, then this workshop will be right up your alley.
Taking a seasonal approach to your writing practice is just one of the tools we’ll start learning how to use during the workshop.
We’ll also:
Explore a powerful framework for accessing motivation when it doesn’t want to cooperate
Experiment with magical and practical tools for sustaining your creativity
Have plenty of time for Q&A and building a writing practice that works for you
Your co-facilitators for this workshop are two experienced, witchy experts with more than a few tricks up our sleeves - learn more about Dr. Bailey Lang and Dr. Katy Peplin here.
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who is this for
People who cannot, will not, and do not want to force themselves into strict, discipline based writing practices
People who find that their writing, creativity, and energy change over the month, year, season, or even day!
Anyone who feels left out of the traditional (ableist) productivity and scheduling tools
People who know that their brain requires new models and tools in order to stay interested, engaged, and committed
what you get
A three hour workshop (with plenty of breaks) designed by Dr. Lang and Dr. Peplin exclusively for this collaboration
Guided activities to help you discern what your cycles are, how they interact with your creativity and your writing, and what tools and supports might help you as it all changes
Tools and support to create your own personalized cyclical planning practice based on your own rhythms, brains and projects
Our brand new workbook to accompany, structure, and expand on the workshop during and after the live event
A recording, with transcription, to walk you through the material at your own pace, on your own timing
why we made this
Because we’re huge fans of each other - and we want to combine our magic, experience, and enthusiasm
Because so much of the support for writers is premised on having predictable, consistent, and steady energy and resources - and our experiences don’t line up with that
Because even if people do talk about planning and support in cyclical ways, it is often ableist / weirdly gendered / tied to biological cycles that don’t line up with our experiences
Because many workshops are theory only - this gives you a chance to actually make tools that you can use
cost
$75 / 112.50 / 150
discount available for precarious and undersupported writers - email katy at hello@thrive-phd.com to learn more.
This workshop is co-facilitated by:
Dr. Bailey Lang rules
Dr. Katy Peplin is the founder of Thrive PhD, a business born out of her own journey through the PhD, and the joys and challenges of being a grad student and a human at the same time. She earned her doctorate at the University of Michigan, with a dissertation centered on animals on film and media. Throughout her degree, she also worked as a teaching consultant at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, practiced yoga regularly, and lived with chronic illness and anxiety. These days, she's super into knitting, colorful water bottles, and helping academics around the world treat their research and human with the respect and support that they each deserve. And if you look closely, you might just see some magic ;) Learn more at thrive-phd.com.
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