Hi there,
I'm interrupting my Submit by September campaign for one quick, important announcement. (Speaking of which: the early-bird rate for Submit by September closes on 17 June, so if that's on your radar, don't let it slip past you.)
Here's the interruption: I'm running another free workshop, and this one is all about your summer writing plan.
How to create your summer writing plan
Maybe you're great at executing a plan once you actually have one. If so, wonderful. But if you know that planning is your weak spot, here's a quick test. If your current summer plan reads something like "write 4 articles" or "write one book," then this workshop is the reality check you will need.
How to Create Your Summer Writing Plan is a free, 90-minute live workshop on Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 14:00 CEST. The promise is simple: the plan you keep meaning to make is the plan you will actually create in these 90 minutes.
It's designed for academics who have a lot of writing to do this summer, who have been burned by past planning methods that ignored reality, and who are ready to be honest about what their actual calendar looks like.
In 90 minutes, we'll work through the six pillars of a realistic plan:
- Choosing the right project (realistic scope and material)
- Defining a concrete, submittable goal (word count, outlet, date)
- Breaking the project into weekly steps across drafting and revision
- Planning around your real commitments (conferences, teaching, family) and building in some slack
- Protecting your writing time with pre-decided rules for conflicts
- Separating cognitive tasks (brainstorming vs. drafting vs. revision)
You'll leave the session with a finished, week-by-week writing plan for your article and your summer: a defined goal (a destination, not just a direction), pre-decided rules to protect your writing time, clear cognitive modes for each stage of the process, and rest built in as a sustainable part of the plan, not an afterthought.
You can find out more and sign up here.
See you there,
Melanie
P.s. The workshop will be held in the EMERGE Café. Make sure to RSVP to the event there once you sign up above.
