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<Title>Join our Weekly Writing Accountability Group (WAG)!</Title>
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    <h5><strong>Struggling to find time to write? You are not alone. </strong></h5>
    
    <p>To help our graduate community build stronger, more consistent writing habits, GEARS has partnered with the <a href="https://womenscenter.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Women's, Gender and Equity Center</a> to bring you weekly Writing Accountability Groups (WAG)! Join us tomorrow to see what it's all about!</p>
    <h5><strong>🗓️ <em>Every</em> Tuesday<br>🕔 5:00 - 6:30 PM<br>📍 Commons 004</strong></h5>
    <h6><strong>Bonus: ☕️🧁 Free Starbucks coffee, muffins, and cakes!</strong></h6>
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    <p><strong>How Group Writing Helps You Progress:</strong></p>
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    <strong>Built-in Accountability:</strong> Committing to a specific time and place makes you far more likely to actually sit down and write. </li>
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    <strong>Shared Focus:</strong> Working quietly alongside your peers creates a highly focused environment that minimizes procrastination.</li>
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    <strong>Sustainable Habits:</strong> Writing for just 90 minutes every week helps you chip away at those daunting research papers or funding applications without burning out.</li>
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    <p>Whether you need to write 500 words or just outline your next chapter, come grab a coffee, pull up a chair, and let's get some writing done together.</p>
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    <p>Follow us on Instagram <strong>@gears_umbc</strong> for updates on upcoming events!</p>
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