While crafting an argument, one might consult ancient rhetorical appeals such as ethos, logos, and pathos. These appeals, once mastered, can be utilized for all genres of…
Category: Writing about Writing
Lessons, tips, and reflections on being writers; especially discussing the process of composing words, different genres and their related techniques, and meaningful glimpses into their growth as authors, tutors, and readers.
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The Art of Screenplay
Screenplays are tricky. Not only are they expected to evoke strong emotion and entertainment in a reader, but they require a multitude of specific formatting conventions. Because…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…