Scholarly Writers on Substack
Insider tips, stylish savings, WriteSPACE renos, and the art of editing
Dear fellow writer,
Do you want to broaden your research impact, engage with wider audiences, and tune your writing voice to a livelier key?
Join me next week for Scholarly Writers on Substack, a FREE WriteSPACE Special Event with Dr. Sarah Fay, author of the popular Substack Writers @ Work newsletter. Sarah is an expert consultant who helps writers flourish on this powerful (but sometimes rather confusing and complicated!) publishing platform.
In the first hour of this live Zoom event, Sarah and I will discuss why scholarly writers might choose to publish on Substack and how they can thrive there. In the second hour, we’ll lead a hands-on workshop for paid subscribers of our respective membership communities (my WriteSPACE and Sarah’s Substack Writers @ Work) in which we’ll respond to your questions about how to get started on Substack and guide you through a reflective Q&A about your own writing aspirations and goals.
This 2-hour WriteSPACE Special Event will take place from 3-5 pm Central Daylight Time (UTC-5) on Wed 20 March. That translates to:
1-3 pm Wednesday Mar 20 in San Francisco
4-6 pm Wednesday Mar 20 in New York
8-10 pm Wednesday Mar 20 in London
7-9 am Thursday Mar 21 in Sydney
9-11 am Thursday Mar 21 in Auckland
The first hour is FREE for all registered participants; the second hour is for paid subscribers only. A video of the first hour will be made available to all who register, and the full 2-hour session will be archived in the WriteSPACE membership library.
Register below to receive the Zoom link, which we’ll send out a few hours before the live event begins.
We’d love to see you there!
Stylish Writing Intensive + Wordcraft Catalyst
Sharpen your style
Do you want to write with more energy, impact, and flair — right now? The Stylish Writing Intensive (March 21-24) is my signature 3-day virtual retreat for academic and professional writers in a hurry. Over three transformational days of writing workshops, editing exercises, and individual coaching, you’ll master the art of storytelling, nail the nuances of structure, unleash your unique voice, and perfect new techniques for polishing your prose. Cohort sizes are strictly limited to ensure individual attention for all participants. Hurry, registration closes on Friday, March 15!
Better yet! I’m bundling this Stylish Writing Intensive together with my new Wordcraft Catalyst, which runs from April 6 - May 16. Across six weeks of writing workshops, experiments, and prompts, you’ll discover the delights of precise, nuanced wordcraft: from zombie nouns and vivacious verbs to gracious grammar, slinky syntax, and the neuropsychology of sentence structure. You can sign up for the Wordcraft Catalyst on its own or attend this dynamic course for FREE as part of your Stylish Writing Intensive bundle.
Don’t miss this chance to transform your writing style and become the confident, engaging scholarly writer you’ve always wanted to be!
WriteSPACE renovations
Step into the new WriteSPACE
Our recently expanded WriteSPACE membership area is looking more stylish and seductive than ever following the latest round of renovations, with hundreds of resources, tools, and live events just waiting for you to explore. Recently added benefits include:
Journey Planner: Fill out our detailed diagnostic survey, and in return I’ll send you a personalized Writing Roadmap and Itinerary to help you plan your route to writing more engagingly, productively, creatively, joyfully — or simply more.
Maproom: Visit our newly configured Maproom to filter items by topic and theme so you can find the WriteSPACE resources most relevant to your goals.
Weekly Wayfinder: Sign up to get featured resources and writing prompts delivered to your email inbox every week, along with a colorful pomodoro timer to help you keep your writing on track.
Live Writing Studio Sequences: Put your writing through a workout with a 6-week Studio Sequence pass, or upgrade to our premium WriteSPACE Studio membership for an all-access pass to more than 50 Live Writing Studio sessions per year.
“Being part of WriteSPACE for the past two years has re-written my relationship with writing. I have learned how to bring life to my writing and writing to my life - and in a much kinder way to myself and my readers.” (James Corazzo, Associate Professor of Graphic Design, U.K.)
Why wait? Do your writing a favor and join the WriteSPACE today! Click below and enter the discount code SNEAKPEEK to try free for 30 days.
Other writing news
The Art of Academic Editing
Congratulations to Cara M. Jordan and Leslie Castro-Woodhouse on the publication of their first book from publishing house Flatpage. The Art of Academic Editing: A Guide for Authors and Editors provides a behind-the-scenes look into the philosophies and working methods of eight editors, who describe what it takes to perform academic editing services including developmental editing, book coaching, working with international authors, working with graduate students, line editing, copyediting, indexing, and proofreading. Each expert author addresses issues critical to working with academic clients — including ethical and linguistic concerns — to help authors and editors collaborate more efficiently.
Do you have writing-related news, events, or resources to share? Contact me with a brief description (50 words max), a hyperlink, and a high-quality image.
Kia pai tō koutou rā (have a great day) – and keep on writing!
Helen
Write more, right now! Join fellow writers from 30+ countries in the WriteSPACE, the ultimate membership site for scholarly and professional writers who aim to lift their writing game. As a WriteSPACE member, you’ll get premium access to hundreds of online resources, diagnostic tools, and live events designed to help you sharpen your style, deepen your research impact, and coax your writing gently but firmly out the door. To get your first month of membership free, click the link below and enter the discount code SNEAKPEEK.
Books on writing by Helen Sword
Writing with Pleasure
Princeton University Press, 2023
Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write
Harvard University Press, 2017
Stylish Academic Writing
Harvard University Press, 2012
The Writer’s Diet: A Guide to Fit Prose
University of Chicago Press, 2016
