Crayons In My Manuscript
Crayons in My Manuscript is a writing productivity inspiration podcast for early-career academics whose lives don’t fit the ivory tower mold. Whether you’re parenting, serving, translating your thoughts into your second language, or blazing a First Generation trail into academia, we’ll tackle the challenges, scribbles, and meltdowns (yours or your child’s!) that come between you and your manuscript.
Hosted by Stacey Garrepy, a fellow Ph.D., mom, and scholar who’s been there, each episode offers practical tips, mindset shifts, and real talk about making real progress on your writing, even amid life’s chaotic scribbles. Because meaning is often best found in the margins of our busy, messy, drafts.
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Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Dr. Stacey Garrepy explores writing anxiety and the inner critic, sharing a personal story about harsh feedback and the physical, emotional toll it can take on academic writers.
She offers practical strategies—self-compassion, mindfulness (5-4-3-2-1), creating a supportive environment, short regular writing sessions, reframing the inner critic as a coach, and celebrating small wins—to help writers move from paralysis to progress.
This episode normalizes writing anxiety, addresses challenges faced by nontraditional and non-native English writers, and gives clear tools to reclaim confidence and momentum in scholarly work.
Want to support the channel? A cup of coffee is the quickest way to an academic’s heart! You can buy her one here: https://buymeacoffee.com/staceygarrepy.
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Thursday Feb 12, 2026
Launch day is here! 🎉
I originally planned to release three full episodes today, but my final one encountered technical rendering issues on my current computer. Rather than delay the entire launch, I’m releasing two full episodes now — and next Tuesday you’ll hear a minisode on what to do when your writing tech fails you (a very timely topic).
Welcome to Crayons in My Manuscript — where real academic life meets sustainable writing.