When’s the last time you were surfing the web and came across a link that BEGGED you to click it? A headline that was clearly The Most…
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.
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UCWbLing 101
Agenda Share: what blogs do you read? Discussion: why does the UCWbL have a blog? Read: “How to Write an Effective Blog Post” Brainstorm blog topics Blog
Have you ever found yourself asking the question, “How do I cite this?” I know I have. Well, on Tuesday, October 8, the CMWR hosted its Autumn…
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The Blank Page
It’s a writer’s worst enemy, that blank page – all empty and looming and devoid of creative spark. It taunts us with possibility. ‘What should I write?’…
Today on the UCWbL blog, new UCWbLer Hannah Bender has some excellent advice for those among us who yearn for that occasionally elusive “A” at the top…
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We’re Halfway There!
It’s hard to believe, but it’s already time for midterms here at DePaul! As the pressure mounts, we at the UCWbL just wanted to take a minute…
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Beautiful Lines
I’d rather not think about what this says about the world, but nearly a month later the universe is still abuzz with talk of Miley Cyrus and…
Good morning, UCWbLers and other writing-loving friends! Now that the autumn quarter is in full swing, we asked one of our new UCWbL writing tutors and graduate…
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Idioms, You So Crazy
Idioms are fun. They can also tickle your funny bone when understood literally as demonstrated by JustKiddingFilms. Their short films, If Idioms Were Real and If Idioms…
Hey everybody! Multilingual Mics is back with our second (and final) episode of the school year! This week in “Feeling Creative? Writing in Other Languages,” we sat…