show up & write. Spring 2024
- show up & write. has in-person (Walnut Bldg.) and virtual (Teams) locations
- Lead Writers are needed for all sessions! Commitment is 2-Hours 2xWeek
- Sign up to be a lead writer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094FAEAF2CA3F58-48246254-show#/
- Contact CSU Writes intern Hana.Gatlawi@colostate.edu for more information
Showing up to a writing session is the first step to writing your article, proposal, thesis, or dissertation. The extensive research projects we write require that we build documents incrementally over time. We must show up & write. regularly if we are to be both successful and happy in academe.
According to Communications scholar, Joli Jensen, the recipe for a rewarding life in academe is “brief, frequent, low stress, and highly rewarding encounters with a project we enjoy.”
Ultimately, we write better when we “contain” our writing to specific times and places. We also write better when we have other writers for company. Rowena Murray and her collaborators have shown the benefits of “writing in social spaces” for reducing task related anxieties, improving overall mood, and increasing productivity (MacLeod et al. 2012; Murray 2014).
show up & write. is a CSU Writes offering that helps writers “contain” their projects in time and space AND provides a writing companion to enhance focus, wellbeing, and productivity.
After nearly a year of hiatus, show up & write. is launching anew this spring! You can find more information and locations at:
We currently need about 10 committed Lead Writers to host in-person or virtual sessions!!
Lead Writers (formerly known as “proctors”) host a 2-hour session for writing either in-person or virtually so that writers from across CSU can “show up and write.”
If you are looking for some additional accountability to show up & write. this semester, please sign up to become a Lead Writer.
If you are looking for an easy access strategy to contain and build momentum on your writing projects, attend the show up & write. times and locations that will work best for you this semester. The Lead Writers will love to have you at their session!
Writers who show up 10, 20, or 30 times can earn CSU Writes swag by using our “StampMe” app.
Until we meet again, may your writing be brief, frequent, low stress, and highly rewarding.