Dear fellow writer,
Welcome to Swordswings, my monthly podcast series for writers in motion. These recordings are intended for you to listen to when you’re moving around — which is a great way to get your writing moving as well.
Today’s 25-minute episode has been excerpted from a conversation that I held in 2022 with Patricia Goodson, Professor of Health & Kinesiology at Texas A&M University and the author two excellent books on academic writing:
Becoming an Academic Writer: 50 Exercises for Paced, Productive, and Powerful Writing.
90 Days, 90 Ways: Inspiration, Tips & Strategies for Academic Writers (co-authored with Mina Beigi and Melika Shirmohammadi)
Pat and I engaged in a wide-ranging conversation about daily writing, the connection between writing and sleep, and the importance of feeding your unconscious mind with little bits of writerly “food” (aka useful information). For a deeper dive into “deep practice” as a route to becoming a better writer, I recommend that you watch the full two-hour video of our conversation and follow-up workshop (see below).
Enjoy!
You can listen to my monthly Swordswings series wherever you download your podcasts.
The full video of my 2022 WriteSPACE Special Event with Patricia Goodson is available in the Videos section of the WriteSPACE Library, and you’ll find downloadable audio files and transcripts of all Swordswings episodes in the WriteSPACE Audio section.
Kia pai tō koutou rā (have a great day) – and keep on writing!
Helen
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The Deep Practice Walk