Phoenix rising - Check out Helen's Word, my new Substack newsletter! Inspiration and news for academic, professional, and personal writers who want to write more creatively, colorfully, productively, and with greater pleasure. helensword.substack.com/p/phoenix-risi…

Thanks for the shout-out, Brukner&Khan's ClinicalSportsMedicine. As an antidote to those scraping fingernails, check out Helen's Word, my new Substack newsletter: helensword.substack.com/p/phoenix-risi…

How to write intelligently using artificial intelligence. Check out the latest post on my new Substack newsletter, Helen’s Word - helensword.substack.com

Write with me! Come to my free WriteSPACE Open Writing Studio on July 26/27 to hone your writing skills, connect with other writers from around the world, and revel in the joys and challenges of wordcraft. Register here for the Zoom link. helensword.com/register-open-…

Warm thanks to Dr. Sara Thomasy (she/hers) and Dr. Eliza Bliss-Moreau for the shout-out! I'd love to see you in my WriteSPACE online writing community: helensword.com/writespace

A fantastic workshop with Helen Sword today - focusing on writing for pleasure. My take aways: it was helpful to reflect on what I have previously enjoyed about writing and how I can recreate that in current (difficult!) writing projects…

Helen Sword You can learn more about Helen’s approach via her website (lots of great resources) - helensword.com

Want to nurture your writing practice and get some new words down on paper as part of a supportive global community? Register now for my free stay-home writing retreat, August 14-18. helensword.com/free-stayhome-…

Island Time and Mountain Rise -- I'm now accepting applications for two intimate, craft-focused writing retreats on Waiheke Island, NZ (Feb 2024) and in Wengen, Switzerland (June 2024). Each retreat is limited to just 6 participants, so don't delay! helensword.com/onsite-writing…

Still Life with Alzheimers - In the stoneflower garden of the mind. Poetry & prompts to help academic, professional, and creative writers stretch their minds through the magic of metaphor. Now on Substack - helensword.substack.com

The “-ification” of Everything | The New Yorker. The zombie noun apocalypse has arrived! newyorker.com/culture/cultur…

Writing Critically with AI (4-6 pm EDT, Tues Sept 12). Join me for this free WriteSPACE Special Event with Jane Rosenzweig, Director of the Harvard College Writing Center. Register here to attend the live Zoom event or receive the video link: helensword.com/register-writi…

I so enjoyed my recent conversation with Jane Rosenzweig, Director of the Harvard Writing Center, about the challenges of living in a world where writing can now mean “prompting a chatbot to write something for me.” Read a summary and get the video link: helensword.substack.com/p/is-artificia…

Writing and Risktaking - Join me and criminologist David R. Goyes for this FREE WriteSPACE Special Event (9-11 am CEST on Tues Oct 17). Learn how to incorporate storytelling, dialogue, personal narrative, poetry and melodrama into your academic writing. helensword.com/register-writi…

Two Birds with One Scone - Polish up your prose, then push your book or article out the door! When you register for my 3-day Stylish Writing Intensive (Oct 19-22 ), we’ll automatically enroll you in the Productivity Catalyst (Nov 4 - Dec 13), a $550 value. helensword.com/join-the-styli…

Join us this November for #AcWriMoments: 30 Days of writing prompts to find courage, clarity, and purpose in your scholarly work. Each day you'll receive a gentle, yet expansive, academic writing prompt from a writing scholar, coach, or editor. It's free! acwrimoments.substack.com

Q: "Doesn’t risky writing lead to pushback?" A: "It’s a myth! I would say that 95% of peer reviewers appreciate risky or creative elements. More often, it is the co-authors who generate pushback, or maybe it is even self-disciplining." (David R. Goyes) helensword.substack.com/p/breaking-the…

Thanks for the shout-out, Karim! Here's a link to my post describing the event: helensword.substack.com/p/breaking-the…

Join the 1.3K writers from around the world who have already subscribed to #AcWriMoments. You'll receive 30 days of gentle, yet expansive, academic writing prompts from writing scholars, coaches, and editors. Subscribe here on Substack: acwrimoments.substack.com

Writers and Their Notebooks - Join me and Jillian Hess, author of the fabulous "Noted" newsletter on Substack, for this FREE WriteSPACE Special Event (3-5 pm EST on Wed Nov 15). Learn more and register: helensword.com/register-write…