Every semester starts with good intentions — planning to protect writing time, move research forward, and finally make progress on that manuscript or proposal.

Then teaching, meetings, service, and competing priorities take over.

Join one of NCFDD's most popular webinars and learn practical strategies for creating a more productive and sustainable academic semester.

The strategies participants learn are at the heart of NCFDD's Faculty Success Program, where more than 90% of participants consistently report improved productivity.

In this webinar, learn how to:

• Avoid common mistakes that keep academic writers from making consistent progress.
• Maximize research and writing productivity without burning out.
• Build sustainable writing habits that work even during busy semesters.
• Combat professional isolation and create a supportive writing community.

Click here to register today and start building a more productive semester.

Registrants will need to log into their free NCFDD account. Registrants can create an account by selecting Univeristy of Georgia from the list of institutions and using their UGA email. 

Rachel McLaren, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Iowa in the Department of Communication Studies. Her social-scientific research focuses on how people talk about and make sense of significant experiences in their relationships, including instances of conflict, transgressions, and hurt feelings. She participated in the Faculty Success Program in 2012, which transformed her connection to her work and writing, allowing her to feel less stressed and resulting in her earning tenure. She is a head coach for the Faculty Success Program as well as a workshop facilitator. In her downtime, Rachel enjoys hosting friends with her husband and three children, teaching group fitness classes, and dabbling in various creative hobbies, including knitting and sewing.