6th October 2022

WRITESPACE STUDIO 6TH OCTOBER 2022

Please introduce yourself by telling us where you live (country, city/state/region) and what kind of writing you do.

Stephanie: Hi I'm Stephanie, on unceded Gadigal country (Sydney, Australia). I'm writing my PhD on Italian art history.

Hannah Spruce: Hi all, I'm Hannah. I'm coming today from Yorkshire, UK. I'm an academic writer. I've finished my PhD recently in Literary studies and I'm learning how to write in a new way / for new audiences.

Anita Campbell: Sorry to be late and that I will have a power cut for the 2nd hour. I'm Anita from Cape Town, academic writing on student success and thriving, with a focus on engineering mathematics students.

Jennifer Levitt: Hi I'm Jen. I'm in Brisbane (Yuggera) and I am writing my PhD in Education. It's very early here so I'm typing soooo slowly!

Grace Ko: Hi, I am Grace Ko from Korea. I currently live in College Station, Texas, USA. I am a doctoral student in Special Education. Nice to meet you! Today is my first time joining the writing studio.

Nina Ginsberg: HI Anita! Hi Steph! Hi Angelica and Jennifer …and Grace and Hannah…and Helen and Freddie. Jingiwalla all! Lovely to be here! I’m beaming in from the unceded Narlang lands of the Traditional Quandamooka peoples (Morton Bay, QLD, Australia).  I’m a Researcher, Writer, Creative, Bike Rider & Blogger. See more on my blog: https://www.bicyclescreatechange.com/

Angelica Ribeiro: I'm Angelica. I live in Houston, Texas. My research is on second language acquisition. But I also like to write on happiness - that's my writing for pleasure. :)

Bring our voices into the room: Describe three colours that bring you joy

Nina Ginsberg: orange, sage green, red

Anita: pink, turquoise, and purple

Hannah: blush pink, light green, and autumnal orange

Grace: yellow, brown, and sky blue

Angelica: light blue, pink, and yellow

Jennifer: green, navy blue, and peach

Steph: sea green, dark blue, and metallic gold

For more information about joy and colour, see The Aesthetics of Joy - https://aestheticsofjoy.com

Warm up: KISS don't TELL.
8 minutes to write about the acronym KISS don't TELL or make up your own -- advice for writers

Helen Sword: Keep It Simple, Sunshine; don't Turn Everything Long & Laborious!

Jennifer Levitt: Keep it sharp and simple. Don't Take Enjoyment Let the reader Live in the writing.

Nina Ginsberg: CRISP dont SPELL: C-Create, R-Return, I-Inspire, S-Shape, P-Play……..don't  …….S-Serious, P-Prohibit, E-Evaluate, L-Lonely, L-Loathe

Hannah Spruce: I had absolutely no clue what TELL might mean... I went for the nonsensical: Tremendous Elegant Luxury Language (which sounds like a brand)

Anita Campbell: Kindle Inquiry, Suggest satisfaction (from reading further)

Grace Ko:
Keep
In mind that you are
Smart with your genuine creativity
Start to write anytime anywhere.
Do not
Think too much but
Enjoy your writing with your own
Language and make your meaningful
Legacy on earth

Angelica Ribeiro: KIM (Keep it meaningful)

Stephanie: Knitting imaginary stories sweetly don't tangle entangle literal littoral

Anita Campbell: Don't Torture Everyone with Lengthy Lines

Nina Ginsberg: All true!

Pre-pomodoro: What do you plan to work on?

Nina Ginsberg: editing article for FB

Stephanie: Write the establishing paragraph on a section of this chapter

Jennifer Levitt: I have two paragraphs from a paper that I need to rewrite

Hannah Spruce: Rewriting / editing an article abstract

Anita Campbell: PowerPoint on Psychosocial theories in education research

Angelica Ribeiro: I plan to edit the first chapter of my manuscript.

Nina Ginsberg: Let's do the Green Apple timer - and see Freddie

Post-pomodoro: What did you achieve?

Nina Ginsberg: I got 3 pages of track changes edited for the article  (and will complete that today). A good start. Unfortunately, I have to run now (devastated I can't join WINDOWs!)..I need to go and get ready for work - I am being picked up in 25 mins. Thanks so much - see you at the next session. Have a great day all.

Anita Campbell: I added definitions and narrowed the scope of psychosocial theories to include in a presentation to master’s students new to the education research field.

Angelica Ribeiro: I edited the first chapter of my manuscript.

Jennifer Levitt: I revised the paragraphs I needed to rewrite.

Stephanie: Feels like an inverted accomplishment but I realised the paragraph I was trying to write I had already written in the introduction... so no need to work on it

Hannah Spruce: I rewrote the article abstract.

Grace Ko: I read "The Writer's Diet" and copied three paragraphs in the introduction. Thank you, Helen!

WINDOW session:  

Helen Sword: Pat Goodson. Recommended reading: Charlotte Wood, The Luminous Solution

Grace Ko: I appreciate all of you and your advice!

1 word poem

Kiss: Torture Encouraged, Talk Experiment, Pleasure