{"id":6859,"date":"2018-10-26T12:42:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T23:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=6859"},"modified":"2018-10-26T12:44:44","modified_gmt":"2018-10-25T23:44:44","slug":"get-writing-with-acwrimo-this-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=6859","title":{"rendered":"Get Writing with #AcWriMo this November"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re currently looking to delve deeply into your thesis writing, then your timing is impeccable. November is #AcWriMo (Academic Writing Month), a time when academic writers band together online to commit to 30 days of intensive writing.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-6867\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/pens.jpg?resize=350%2C245&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/pens.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/pens.jpg?resize=150%2C105&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/pens.jpg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/pens.jpg?resize=768%2C537&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/pens.jpg?resize=750%2C524&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>#AcWriMo is mainly a social media phenomenon (which means it&#8217;s not official or mandatory, and no-one&#8217;s scrutinizing your progress &#8211; yay!) Here&#8217;s how it works: you decide on a writing goal for the month of November. It might be a certain number of hours to spend writing, or a certain word count to achieve, or a chapter to complete. Whatever the goal, you declare it publicly; generally via social media using the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23acwrimo\">#AcWriMo<\/a>. During the month you can post progress updates if you like, and at the end of the month, you declare your results. Simple!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to take part in #AcWriMo, here are some resources that could help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr Lyn Lavery, who you may recognise from the NVivo courses she runs at AUT, is offering a free webinar on &#8216;Writing Tips for #AcWriMo&#8217;. It&#8217;s coming up next Tuesday 30 October, 11am &#8211; noon. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academic-consulting.co.nz\/training\/writing-tips-for-acwrimo.php\">Register here<\/a> if you&#8217;re interested in participating.<\/li>\n<li>There are AUT workshops on thesis formatting on November 17 and November 24, 9am &#8211; 2pm in WB412. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/elab.aut.ac.nz\/students\/events\/Type\/10\/postgraduate-seminars\">elab.aut.ac.nz<\/a> to book.<\/li>\n<li>If you&#8217;d like support from an AUT Postgraduate Learning Advisor, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/library.aut.ac.nz\/locations-and-contact\/forms\/request-a-student-consultation-form\">request a consultation<\/a> here. They have particular expertise with academic writing.<\/li>\n<li>Dr Margy Thomas of ScholarShape is taking a more reflective (and less word count-based) approach to #AcWriMo 2018. Join her <a href=\"http:\/\/scholarshape.com\/acwrimo2k18\/\">here<\/a> for daily video reflections about writing practice.<\/li>\n<li>If your goal is more about mass word counts, then check out <a href=\"http:\/\/sscottgraham.com\/\">this blog post<\/a> from Dr S. Scott Graham full of tips for binge-writing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re going to be at the <a href=\"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=6795\">November Writers&#8217; Retreat<\/a>, be sure to keep everyone posted on your progress from Long Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Happy writing everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&rsquo;re currently looking to delve deeply into your thesis writing, then your timing is impeccable. 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