Topic outline
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The resources below provide considerations and tips for setting up writing groups of different kinds and tools or techniques for working within them. The first topic provides planning tips for setting up writing retreats, as well as a series of activities that could be used during writing retreats or other facilitated writing contexts. The second looks at the benefits of writing groups, some of the different ways they can operate, and some considerations for making them work more effectively. The next topic reviews advice regarding the provision of effective feedback and of maximising or receiving feedback, and some activities that have commonly been used in writing workshops to facilitate peer feedback. The final topic in this section introduces a range of matrices that researchers and research teams can use to plan drafts of writing as well as different phases or aspects of a research project. Matrices are useful tools for researchers in general; they can be useful within research supervision, and they can form the basis for activities within research writing groups.