Hiking as a metaphor for (summer) writing

Most academics recognise that summer offers an opportunity to write in ways that are not possible during term time. In this track I talk about how your term time writing relates to that summer writing. First published as text on JoVanEvery.ca in 2017.Related posts (to read):"Write all the things!" is not a summer plan https://jovanevery.ca/write-all-the-things-is-not-a-summer-plan/"Walking on Arran and writing: the struggle is part of the process" by David Peters on the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and Humanities blog (18 June 2018) discusses a different way that your writing may be like hiking. https://sgsahblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/walking-on-arran-and-writing-the-struggle-is-part-of-the-process/"The Power of Walking" by Fiona Noble for more on why hiking isn’t just a metaphor. https://spanishcinephilia.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/the-power-of-walking/For more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach