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Mindfulness in the Writing Center

One day, me and this businessman got into a conversation about ADHD. I was working as a cashier at the time — it was a slow day…

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Journalistic Style Writing

by Vee Hall Journalists adhere to an incredibly structured form of writing. The purpose of journalistic writing is to convey information to a reader, in the most…

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Small Steps: How to Stay Motivated until the End

You were assigned a paper in one of your classes. It was nothing new to you; the length assigned by your instructor was about ten pages. You…

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Finals & Final Drafts: Revising

Although it is arguably the most important stage of the writing process, revision is often misunderstood or avoided altogether. Revision means thinking critically about the choices we’ve…

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“Just Write, Right?”: Drafting

I talked about getting the writing process started with some prewriting strategies in my last post, so now we get to put the products of those strategies…

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Thinking it Through: Prewriting Strategies

Last week, I talked about the writing process from a very broad perspective: prewriting, drafting, and revising. With a holistic view of the steps that go into…

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“I’m a Bad Writer”: Owning Your Writing Process

When I was just starting out as a writing tutor, I was always concerned with whether I was giving the writers I worked with the “right” or…

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The Plight of the Cite

If you’re like me and you got to college relying on the EasyBib gods for your MLA Works Cited page, you were probably shaken to your very…

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Becoming a Published Author

Publication is an exciting opportunity that allows a writer to share their work with a broader audience and to establish themselves in their field. When I finished…

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Funny UCWbL Origin Stories

While some UCWbLers want to make sure that they dress to impress, other tutors are bold enough to remove their eyebrow during a job interview. Enjoy some…