Break Writing Break Writing Resolve to Be a More Productive Writer Binge Writing The Last 5 Minutes Crappy First Drafts Writing Every Day Scheduling Your Writing Time Management Time Management, Part 2 Your Writing Environment Writing with a Deadline Are You Writing the Perfect Dissertation? Keeping Yourself Motivated Making Yourself Accountable Writing Support Groups

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 2009-2010 BreakWriting postings.

Break Writing #1 - Write Every Day

Break Writing #2 - Scheduling Your Writing

Break Writing #3 - Crappy First Drafts

Break Writing #4 - Binge Writing

Break Writing #5 - The Last 5 Minutes

Break Writing #6 - Resolve to Be a More Productive Writer

Break Writing #7 - Time Management

Break Writing #8 - Time Management, Part 2

Break Writing #9 - Your Writing Environment

Break Writing #10 - Writing with a Deadline

Break Writing #11 - Are you Writing the Perfect Dissertation?

Break Writing #12 - Keeping Yourself Motivated

Break Writing #13 - Making Yourself Accountable

Break Writing #14 - Writing Support Groups

Break Writing #15 - How to Think and Act Like a Writer