4-Hour Article Draft Method

The 4-Hour Article Draft Method is a planning and productivity method designed for researchers so that they can pace their manuscript writing and produce an article draft in 4 hours.

Fall 2025

Webinar: Sprint & Review Techniques: Draft Quickly/Edit Slowly

This webinar provides techniques to help writers draft quickly (and edit slowly) so that they can increase writing productivity and to build momentum on projects—with or without AI. We will also explore how to prepare for successful intensive writing sprints.

sprint & write. Weekly Writing Sessions (hybrid)

Weekly drop-in writing sessions provide timed generative writing opportunities.

2.5-Hour Drafting Session #1

Paced writing segments. Attendees will draft content for 2 hours. Attendees do best when they have all data, literature, and sense of findings, analysis, and/or interpretations they wish to include in the article.

2.5-Hour Drafting Session #2

This session continues with paced writing segments. The goal is for attendees to leave this session with a solid draft of a 3000+ word manuscript.

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