Struggling to find the motivation to get your writing done? Join the Clinical Library Service team at one of our Shut Up & Write! sessions at Denmark Hill to help you beat procrastination. 

Who is it for?

Open to all King's College Hospital staff.
Are you writing up a Quality Improvement project or working on a journal article? Need to complete a piece of coursework perhaps for a Work-Based Learning course or Clinical Pedagogy masters? Then come along for 2 hours and see how much you can achieve!

How does it work?

We will use the Pomodoro Technique (25 minutes silent writing with 5-minute breaks) to make sessions as productive as possible.

Shut Up and Write! sessions are not about creating the final version of your work. They are for generative writing. This means, you will leave all material, except your notes for the intended piece, and your fears behind and TRUST that you know enough about your topic. Stop trying to find the perfect reference, sentence, word - just shut up and write! Get the words out on the page. You can edit and polish them later. 

The session does not involve any teaching but offers a framework and supportive environment for you to focus on your own work.

How to prepare for Shut up and Write?

• Decide what you want to work on during the session.
• Make some notes and a plan beforehand. This will help guide you through your generative writing. You can use the Cornell Method Notes Template we'll supply ahead of the session if you find that useful.
• Have your references and data analysis results ready. But don't get lost in details - you can go back and insert or correct these later, when you are editing your draft.
• Write, write, write!