Write Well: What Strong Writers Do
JAN 31 | 12-12:50pm | Zoom
VIRTUAL, ZOOM
The strength and resiliency we need to complete extensive writing projects is built over time and through repetition. This webinar covers evidence-based approaches and actions that research and scholarly writers can undertake early in the semester to prepare, undertake, and complete their writing projects this semester. This virtual session is open to all research and scholarly writers.
4-Hour Article Draft Introductory Session
FEB 29 | 11-11:50am | Hybrid: LSC 304-306 and Zoom
HYBRID
This is the introduction to how to draft an article in four hours. We will cover how to prepare for the two 2-hr writing sessions in March (3/28) and April (4/4). In this introductory session, we will practice how to “write at speed” and discuss preparing for the guided drafting sessions. Attendees do not need to have manuscript data, literature, or findings/analysis/interpretations prepped to attend the introductory session. Writers will prep article contents in advance of the 3/28 and 4/4 sessions.
Co-Authoring with Graduate Students and Peers
MAR 6 | 12-1:30pm | Zoom
VIRTUAL, ZOOM
This webinar explores types of collaborative writing, types of feedback, strategies for writing with others, and co-author and collaboration agreements. We will consider the asymmetries of power and writing across differences (cultural and disciplinary backgrounds, career status, knowledge base, working and writing styles). We will also cover strategies to provide feedback effectively to help graduate students and colleagues move writing projects forward.
Fit Writing: Physically, Mentally, Emotionally, Textually
MAR 19 | 12-1:30pm | LSC 304-306
In-Person LSC - CSU Writes will provide LUNCH, yoga mats, and resistance bands
This is a Lunch & Learn workshop. Research and scholarly writing require that we sit to work—a lot. If “sitting is the new smoking,” we must also recognize that our pursuit of writing excellence may be taking a physical toll on our bodies. Functional Fitness personal trainer Heber Howard will present simple ways we can build and maintain muscular strength alongside our building out manuscripts and proposals. The exercises shared in this session can be done without fancy equipment or going to the gym. CSU Writes will have yoga mats and resistance bands for participants to borrow and practice. This session is part of the Write Well series for Spring 2024.
Writing with Ease and Grace with Geophysicist Roel Sneider
APR 2 | 12-1:30pm | LSC 304-306
In-Person, Lunch & Learn, LSC
Writing is a challenge for many in academia, yet it is most compelling when done with ease and grace. In practice there are hurdles in the way. Some of these hurdles involve a lack of practical skills, these can be overcome by taking a class, course, or other ways to improve. But many of us face personal hurdles in writing with ease and grace. Examples of these include the curse of perfection, a wish to not be vulnerable and keep a low profile, or a sense of having to do it all alone. In this interactive workshop we discuss the barriers we encounter in effective writing, and ways to overcome these barriers.
Tell Your Story: Memoir Methods for Researchers
with Guest speaker Ross Atkinson
APR 10 | 1-2:30pm | LSC 300
In-Person, Lunch & Learn, LSC
Everyone has a story to tell—a memory held onto that begs to be captured and framed, or perhaps released or reframed. Whatever your memoir goals are, this workshop is aimed at helping you get your story out. Modeled after CSU’s Military-connected Writing Workshop, this event is aimed at extracting, through targeted writing prompts, memories about significant moments in life. Don’t know if you have a story to tell? Come find out! No experience necessary. Part of the Write Well Series for Spring 2024. Lunch will be provided. This session is open to all writers on campus.
Grant Proposals at the Sentence Level
with Dr. Jeff Wilusz and Dr. Kristina Quynn
APR 11 | 12-1pm | Zoom
WEBINAR ON ZOOM
In this workshop, a seasoned NIH grant reviewer (Wilusz) and a seasoned English professor (Quynn) team up to explain what can go wrong in a proposal at the sentence level. We will take attendees through a Special Aims page to identify common errors that effect the readability of a proposal and to strategize revising for clarity and impact. While we will use a specific federal agency grant as a model, the concepts discussed will be applicable other grant agencies, programs, and foundations. Exploring sentences has never been more fun or potentially profitable.
Skill Swap: AI and other Writing Assistance Tech
Postponed to Fall 2024
In-Person, LSC
Open to all writers on campus, this skill swap brings together graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty who have developed skills in using writing assisted tech and wish to share. Grammarly, ChatGPT, Obsidian, and graphics illustration software are likely features. If you have a skill to share and wish to present at this swap, sign up to present here.
