As I sit here in the Loop location of the UCWbL (because frankly, where else would I be?), I cannot believe that spring quarter is almost finished.…
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.
Despite the e-Portfolio maintenance, the quarterly inservices, coffee and commenting, or work you do with the team you’re on, our jobs at the Writing Center come down…
Spring weather has finally decided to come to Chicago, and it was just in time for the CMWR’s Walk and Talk to Chinatown.
According to one of my favorite pirates, Jack Sparrow, “The only rules that really matter are these: what a man can do and what a man can’t…
The new season of House of Cards was released on Valentine’s Day, marking the return of the duplicitous Frank Underwood on his quest for power. In the…
Finding a job can be an extremely stressful process for anyone, and it seems like everyone has questions about what the right way to approach this process…
I am a dying breed of writer. I use pens, lose pens and throw empty ones away. I tear notebook pages and legal pads, date them, fold…
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How To “Write” Write
An interesting side-effect of working at the UCWbL is that to some of my friends, I’m now an accessible resource to help them on their assignments whenever…
She’s a cruel mistress, writing. At the risk of sounding heteronormitave, I feel I can only express my relationship with writing in a way that personifies the…
When it comes to citation styles, academia can become a battlefield. Liberal arts professors advocate the MLA style as superior, while those who work in social sciences…