Introduction As someone who loves to read and write stories, I know firsthand how subjective they can be. Personal preference alone can decide whether a reader praises…
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.
“I’m not a writer. I’ve never been all that great at writing and I probably never will be.” I’ve heard this phrase and others like it come…
Introduction Coming off last year’s workshops team presentations on navigating style guides, it became clear that certain academic ways of writing can appear to stifle emotions. APA…
In my recent project for WRD 395, I explored how collaborative learning can improve peer tutoring. Collaborative tutoring aims to work with writers, not just help them.…
As a second-year screenwriting student, I’ve gotten used to hearing that my work “isn’t as difficult” as my peers’ assignments from their STEM-based majors. I agree that…
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A New Era, A New Editor
Hello, writing community! My name is Selena, a graduate student in English Literature & Publishing with a not-so-secret love for all things literary. I spend a total…
Here at DePaul University’s Writing Center, we believe that anyone who writes anything is a writer. With that belief comes the implicit connotation that every writer, and…
I guess I’m doing this! I don’t want to do this as much as you don’t want to read. So, we are on the same page, and…
I’ve worked as a Writing Center Graduate Assistant (GA) for the past two years. My roles include being a tutor, a Writing Fellow, a mentor, and the…
As rewarding as being a Peer Writing Tutor can be, the constant influx of research essays, rhetorical analyses, and other typical academic papers can get a bit…