“I’m a bad writer.” Don’t panic. I’m not revealing a deeply-imbedded internal struggle. However, I do hear variations of this statement on a regular basis. Writers often…
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.
Winter Quarter at DePaul began with a record-shattering bitter cold, and heading to class after a cancellation on Monday, I felt as though I have faced the…
Whether it’s just the winter blues or a diagnosis of depression, the state of your mood can really affect the quality of a person’s writing and even…
Whenever you’re writing or collaborating with someone, you probably have a favorite go-to tactic to brainstorm or write. However, as tutors, we should consider going outside of…
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Graphic Novels? Uh, yes
Why are there no literature classes focusing on works like The Watchmen by Alan Moore or Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi? There is such a bias in today’s…
As a sophomore, I have already built some level of comfort with my goals as a professionally developing individual. Those goals are mainly focused on combining my…
When I was first beginning to consider applying for a job at the UCWbL, one part of the job that really caught my eye was the…
Before I started working at the UCWbL, I never, ever, ever, EVER listened to music while writing. I thought of it as a form of multitasking: a…
When you ask UCWbL tutors which writing resources they turn to most often, most of them will respond with sites like the Purdue Owl or Grammar Girl. …
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Hear Me Out!
It isn’t often that I get stuck when writing essays. Writing is something that has always come naturally to me, especially if it is about literature. I’m…