Check out the brand new DePaul Writers Guild website!
Thanks to the efforts of the UCWbL dynamic duo Mark Brand and Mark Jacobs, the DePaul Writers Guild has a website for your viewing and reading enjoyment.
Category: things that help writers
Can you teach creativity?
In the June 2013 issue of Harper’s, columnist Thomas Frank approaches this question from a refreshing angle: it turns out we’re pretty confident that you can teach creativity, for just think of how many books have been published to cash in … Continue reading
Workshops: Dig It, Do It, Do It Again – (Scrawl S7 E7)
Hello Scrawl Nation! This week we invited fellow UCWbLer Elizabeth Kerper to the studio to talk about writing workshops. We brought up our own workshopping experiences both positive and negative. Elizabeth described the different workshops that the UCWbL offers for writers … Continue reading
Declare War on Writer’s Block! : Trends and New Ideas for Short Story Prompts
“A mad scientist approaches you with an offer—he will heighten one of your senses, but it will make one of your other senses duller. It isn’t optional; he’s going to perform the surgery anyway, but you get to choose which … Continue reading
Résumés: Think outside the .DOC
If you’re graduating this spring, you’re probably feeling a little more optimistic about the US job market than you might have a couple of years ago. Still, whatever sort of edge you can give yourself is welcome. So let’s start … Continue reading
Pass that Hater-ade!
I realize I’m really late to the party on this one, but just as Sam discussed last week, it’s healthy to knock your idols down a few pegs, if only for preserving your own sanity as a writer: thus, I … Continue reading
5 Ways to Kick Start Your Creative Writing Process
Creative writing is hard. Like, really, really hard. While I can bang out an academic paper in no time at all, I find myself agonizing over the keyboard for hours just to churn out a couple measly pages. Oftentimes, I … Continue reading
Read 17 years of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s weird notes to himself
When you read the private journals and miscellany of famous authors and artists, you feel embarrassed, humbled, and surprised all at once. It can come as a shock that the mythic minds behind great literature and art would be preoccupied with the same … Continue reading
My Advice: Don’t Take Any Advice At All
I recently discovered this lovely blog consisting of pictures of authors scribbling advice for aspiring writers on their hands. The authors are mainly fantasy authors, but even if you’re not into genre fiction, it’s a nice little boost of … Continue reading
Coming to Terms with ePortfolios
When creating a Digication page we all seem to stress over getting the coding right. Do we want borders or not? What color should the background be? What color should the navigation menu be? What color should the font be? … Continue reading