Romantic? Comedic? Filled with hardworking values? You betcha. Welcome to Confessions of –not a shopaholic– of an UCWbLer! Confession: I love editing. I think writing tutors, mechanics-masters,…
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The Merits of Being Awful
Lit magazines are the heart of collegiate writing, especially for creative writers. Where else will self-conscious english majors be able to get their writing published? Getting published…
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Are we Editors?
I bet that if you ask anyone at the UCWbL that question, they would say “No!” without any hesitation or thought. Writing Tutors don’t edit obviously, we…
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I’m a Tutor – What Next?
When I became a tutor in Autumn Quarter of last year, I didn’t think that tutoring would necessarily help me out in my future career. I want…
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The Art of Revision
I am a writer. I write — and up until last year, I absolutely, under no circumstances, did not re-write.
Unfairness, thy name is unpaid internship. During one conversation appointment this week, I fell into something of a difficulty: having to explain why I had done so…
Two weeks ago I started a new internship with a literary agency. Writing and editing are my passions, and after working at the Writing Center for the…
When I first signed up for my literary editing course, I didn’t really think it would have much in common with my tutoring job. I mean, we’re…
On Thursday night I attended a lecture series at Saint Xavier University. The guest lecturer was Robert Gibbs, the former press secretary for President Obama. The talk…
As a tutor part-way into my third year at the UCWbL, I have given written feedback on many documents: about 45 of them, according to a quick…