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Twine as a Writing Tool

Twine is an open-source software originally developed by Chris Klimas for interactive storytelling. Though projects can be expanded through code, users need not have such background in…

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Peer Writing Tutoring

The Toulmin Model: UCWbL Edition

So what’s this all about? Hi fellow readers and writers! For my final project in our tutor training class, I chose to research and present the Toulmin…

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Scrawl Radio

ScrawlS11E12 Crook and Folly

Good morning Scrawl Nation! Last Friday, Stephanie Klein from DePaul’s literary magazine, Crook and Folly, joined us to talk about writing and editing for a lit-mag!

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Writing about Writing

Door Mats and Matadors: What Frank Underwood Taught Me about Writing

The new season of House of Cards was released on Valentine’s Day, marking the return of the duplicitous Frank Underwood on his quest for power. In the…

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Writing about Writing

Resources for Writers

You need help with grammar. Or coming up with a topic to write about. Or you you want to know where to look to publish your writing.…

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Writing about Writing

Mark Twain’s Love/Hate Relationships

… with his typewriter.  Yes, it turns out the Twain-man couldn’t quite untangle his feelings about the revolutionary device.  Mr. Clemens certainly made history when he wrote Tom…

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Writing about Writing

An Ode to the Lovely List

I have a confession to make: I absolutely love lists.  Writing them, reading them, going over them in my head – call it a compulsion, or a…

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Writing about Writing

Overlooked Writing Genres That Are Secretly Awesome

Want to get the creative juices flowing, but not interested in writing the Great American Novel or being the next e.e. cummings?  Why not a try a…

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Writing about Writing

Creative Prompts for Writing

When you’re running short of ideas for your writing, there are a few methods via which you can try to get over the proverbial block that sits…

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New Media Writing about Writing

Writing.com

I know I frequently offer websites to you all that I think will be useful to writers. But today I found one that I myself am going…