Group Sessions and Workshops

Are you and some colleagues interested in being part of a supportive writing community to learn about writing strategies and deal with varied writing issues? Catherine also offers group sessions and workshops.

During group sessions and workshops, Catherine can help you with a wide range of writing projects, including but not limited to:

• Papers
• Articles
• Dissertations
• Books
• Conference submissions
• Job application statements
• Tenure and promotion applications

During group sessions and workshops, we can address varied aspects of writing, such as:

• Articulating, organizing and developing ideas
• Organizing topics and sub-topics, sections and sub-sections
• Explaining concepts and ideas clearly
• Editing and revising what you have written – most of writing is revising, revising and more revising
• Responding to others’ comments (e.g., peer review)

During group sessions and workshops, we can also deal with varied process issues, such as

• Time management
• Motivation
• Procrastinating
• Facing the dreaded blank page/screen

Workshops typically meet once a week for three weeks. They include live sessions with instruction, strategies for writing, time for writing, group discussions and reflections, as well as detailed individualized feedback on 4-5 pages of your writing. And then, anyone can pursue further individual consulting sessions.

Group sessions can be organized according to your needs. Some possibilities are:

• Catherine will meet with a group once for two to three hours to present her holistic-developmental approach to writing and discuss strategies for writing. Group sessions also include questions from group participants, as well as discussing and reflecting on varied writing issues. Catherine can also provide individualized feedback on writing samples to any group participants who want feedback.

• Catherine will meet with a group several times (number of times decided by the group) for one to two hours at a time. She will discuss writing from a holistic-developmental perspective and present strategies for writing. Group sessions can also include questions from group participants, time for writing, as well as discussing and reflecting on varied writing issues.

Any model of group sessions can be combined with individual consulting sessions for anyone who wants them.