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Five Writing Habits to Give Up for Lent

It’s Lent!! Which means for Catholics, it’s time for the annual “give up something” decision. But we’re more than a week in, and, if you’re like me, you…

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Peer Writing Tutoring Research Writing about Writing

Research Round Up: When Content Becomes Tutoring

A collaborative blog post written by Jennifer Fu. and Maggie J. Imagine this: you, the tutor, just received a draft to give written feedback on a writer’s…

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New Media Peer Writing Tutoring Writing about Writing

Creative Writing in the UCWbL: Fan Fiction

Fan Fiction (n.); fiction written by a fan of, and featuring characters from, a particular TV series, movie, etc. (Google). Sounds like a bizarre type of piece to…

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Face to Screen: The Future of Face to Face Appointments?

Technology is steadily increasing in prevalence in our everyday lives, which is reflected in our UCWbL appointments. Laptops are an essential part of work in the UCWbL.…

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My Bloody, Bloody Valentine: Creating Paradox in Writing

  Valentine’s Day is that time of year when you want to be noticed. That time of year when everything is red and beautiful and pink. That…

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Multilingualism Writing about Writing

Love and Other Languages

Every time someone says “I love you,” it’s a quote. This point came up in an English class I took here at DePaul. Lovers in the grips…

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Coffee!

What’s on my mind?  Coffee.   Actually, the need for coffee.  Hot caffeinated  goodness; and, the happiness, burst of energy, and focus it brings. You see, coffee is…

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New Media Research Writing about Writing

Why is spelling so difficult in English? A Brief History of English

Why is spelling so difficult in English? A brief history of English.  The short answer to this question is because English is really old, thus it has had the…

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Offering Feedback on Creative Writing: For Tutors and Non-Tutors Alike

If you have any friends who are creative writers or have ever been in a creative writing class, chances are you’ve been asked to critique or comment…

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Crook & Folly Open Submissions!

Crook & Folly, DePaul’s annual arts and literature magazine, opened for submissions starting January 25th, 2016. For those of you who love waiting until the last minute,…