A few minutes ago, a fellow writing tutor and I were discussing the recent phenomenon of Google Glass. For anyone who may not be familiar with this…
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.
Attention writers! You know that painstakingly complicated research project you’re working on? Or that long-forgotten report from your WRD class that’s gathering virtual dust in the depths…
When you read a book, what’s one of the first things you notice? Is it the setting? Is it the use of concrete versus abstract details? Is…
Writing is dangerous business. Throughout history, ranks of frustrated and despondent novelists and poets have made the image of the down-and-out writer a pop culture fixture. The…
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Suck It Up and Take It
I usually have no problem taking criticism. Well, not when it comes to my writing at least. I know the value of a workshop class and I…
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Lingo Unchained
Since 1976, Lake Superior State University has compiled an annual list of words and phrases that its creators would like to expunge from the English language. Â When…
This week in Conversation & Culture we spent some time talking about vocabulary level. An article we read about Chinese New Year celebrations had used the word…
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The Power of Organization
I am one of those people that can be fondly referred to as anally organized. It’s rare that I ever throw anything out for class or work.…
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eniltuO esreveR ot woH
Revising has always been tough for me. I always bleed out my papers very slowly, revising as I go. When the paper’s finished, then, I have a…
Latin scholars, how much are you bothered by the following statements?: ‘Chicago is the kind of town I’d like to live in.’ ‘To hardly think is hard…