Writing for Wellbeing FAQs
Creative writing and writing about our wellbeing is a very personal thing so we thought it would be worth answering a few common questions about the group - if you have a concern or question that isn't below, please let us know at accessability@exeter.ac.uk.
The time you spend with us is up to you.
Sessions are 2 hours long, but you are welcome to join for only some of that time - and we don't mind if you join late, or leave early. Depending on the writing you want to do, we keep the last 10-15 minutes of the session clear as a time to take stock and 'reset' before going back out into the wider world.
We don't set work between sessions, which are independent of each other, so you can attend each one in the term, or attend selectively.
The group is for students with any and all relationship to writing. If you have projects that you are working on, it can be a place to do that; if you're an absolute beginner, we can offer ideas about where to start, prompts and ideas.
Your writing is your own. You may want to collaborate with other students, or share finished work. Equally, you may wish to keep your project to yourself, and take time to think over how you preserve it - or not.
Sessions are run by Wellbeing Services staff, who are there for guidance and discussion. They are happy to discuss with you what you are working on, but won't assess or mark what you produce.
Yourself!
Wellbeing Services look to provide supplies of paper, pens, materials, where possible, the idea being that you can attend and start on your project as soon as you're ready. There's no need to bring anything in particular, and if there are further materials that would benefit what you're working on, let us know.
The aim of sessions is to write something personal to yourself - that might not be in English. Wellbeing Services would love to hear from students whose first language is not English, and are interested in writing and sharing their work.
No - if you're more comfortable using a tablet, or laptop, to work on your projects, then by all means work in a way that's comfortable for you.