During my application process to graduate school, I found that one of the most confusing and difficult parts of the process was the dreaded Personal Statement (AKA…
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.
ADHD is one of the most commonly diagnosed disorders among students, and because the Writing Center is a service that works for the student body, it is…
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Let’s Write a Thesis
This Winter Quarter (2023-24) I have been working on my senior thesis research paper. This paper is expected to be 20-40 pages long and is the longest…
I wanted to know if there were any principles or theories about tutoring creative writing, as opposed to academic writing. There aren’t many pieces of scholarship on…
Prioritizing what a writer says is far more important than how they actually say it. This is especially true when approaching culturally informed writing as a Writing…
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Eco-Writing with Grace V.
Grace V. is a Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse MA student at DePaul University. She is a passionate environmentalist and advocate for eco-friendly practices. I talked with her…
Writers Guild is and has been an important part of the Writing Center for years and was one of the first places where I was exposed to…
I talked with Writing Center tutor Nic J. about their favorite genre of writing: Flash Fiction and Flash Non-fiction! Nic is a graduate student in DePaul University’s…
Nena T. is a writing tutor at DePaul University’s Writing Center. She is majoring in Health Sciences with a focus in Public Health. We talked about her…
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Feedback Phobia
Navigating the Fear of Critique in Creative Writing: This quarter I gave myself a challenge: write and complete a short story. Growing up, I would always start…