retreat for academics to reclaim writing time
Focus Writing Time
An online writing retreat can help you to commit and focus on writing and research, as well as make progress on your project and build momentum.
Good Writing Habits
Learn and practice writing techniques & strategies that help you get your academic writing done, set up a realistic plan for your project, and build healthy writing habits.
Supportive Coaching
Discover practical tools to help you reclaim your academic writing process and feel more confident about your research. Together, we'll turn writing into a joy, not a chore.
WHAT WE OFFER
At the Write Technique, we know that the writing process is unique to every individual. But what is common to all researchers & academics is that we have less time to write and more distractions that keep us away from our projects. Our online workshops and in-person retreats provide focused writing time and support for getting your writing done amidst your busy schedule.
The Writing Gym
(Online)
Weekly online writing retreat to get your writing done
Writing Retreat in France
One-week intensive writing retreat in the Pyrenees
Graduate Student
Writing Workshop
Tailored to the needs of graduate students
1-on-1 Consultation
Troubleshoot your personal writing challenges
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About me
Anaïs Nony, PhD is a digital theorist and the founder of The Write Technique. She spent the first part of her career studying the impact of digital technologies on mental and social life, and researching flow writing and deep-attention.
In 2019, she started running writing workshops at the University of Cape Town and the University of the Western Cape, coaching humanities students and early career academic scholars to get their writing done. Three years later, she founded The Write Technique, with a mission to support scholars achieve their professional goals by helping them discover their true writing potential.
Anaïs knows what it is like to be constantly distracted by our surrounding environment (technology, institution, family). But she knows from her research and experience that prolific scholars protect their time and create a safe place to get writing done. This is why she created online writing retreats for academics to help busy researchers like you reclaim focused time and get your writing done.
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What Your Fellow Scholars Say About
the Write Technique
How it works?
It’s time to prioritize your research and finish your writing project.
The Write Technique’s weekly online writing retreat is based on a holistic approach (mental, emotional, spiritual, institutional) that helps you devote time to your writing, focus and make your research a priority. Discover what writing regularly looks like and the structure needed to complete the writing phase of your research effortlessly.
Concrete Support for your writing project
Rediscover your passion for your research & make progress with TWT’s online writing retreat.
What you can expect from our program:
- Distraction-free time to just write
- Proven writing strategies & techniques
- Focused and clear mind
- Better writing habits
- Authentic author's voice
- Growing momentum for your project
- Support, coaching & guidance
Low Tech
We start by turning off distractions (emails, phone calls, IMs, social media) and protecting our writing time. We use both keyboards & longhand to facilitate the rewiring of our brains during warmups.
Evidence-Based Writing Methods
We implement tactical exercises in time management and use different writing prompts to help you overcome the inner critic and unhelpful storytelling. We'll get you into your writing groove and build momentum around that.
Coaching Support & Accountability
We create a supportive & safe environment that allows you to look your writing blocks honestly. We are fully present during the retreat. We show up and we get writing done, and motivate you to do the same.
Testimonials
Duke University
London School of Economics