Breakwriting

During the December - January semester break, graduate students are invited to subscribe to the BreakWriting listserv. Then twice a week during the break, BreakWriters receive an e-mail with tips, resources, and encouragement for writing, editing, and completing papers, manuscripts, theses, and dissertations.

Anyone can subscribe to the BreakWriters listserv by sending an e-mail to listserv@cuvmc.ais.columbia.edu. In the message line type Subscribe BreakWriting. To unsubscribe send the message Unsubscribe BreakWriting to the same address.

Are there specific questions or issues you want addressed? Tell us – ja2310@columbia.edu

Click on the links below to view the 2010-2011 BreakWriting postings.

• Break Writing #1 - Write Every Day
• Break Writing #2 - Schedule Your Writing
• Break Writing #3 - Crappy First Drafts
• Break Writing #4 - The Last 5 Minutes
• Break Writing #5 - Resolve to Be a More Productive Writer (Happy New Year)
• Break Writing #6 - Reduce Distractions
• Break Writing #7 - Time Management for Writing
• Break Writing #8 - Time Management, Part 2
• Break Writing #9 - Writing with a Deadline
• Break Writing #10 - Binge Writing
• Break Writing #11 - Your writing environment 
• Break Writing #12 - Are you writing the perfect dissertation?
• Break Writing #13 - Keeping yourself motivated
• Break Writing #14 - Making yourself accountable
• Break Writing #15 - Writing versus revising and editing
• Break Writing #16 - Stuck?