Just a hunch, but I’m willing to bet not many people made a New Year’s resolution to unearth the best resources the library has to offer–and which…
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.
UCWbL web + tech folk love Smashing Magazine and that’s because of compelling articles like the one posted today about the difference between type and lettering. I…
Like many writers, I have difficulty writing on my laptop because it’s way too easy to get distracted. If you’re not chatting with friends, you’re opening Twitter…
The Student Center gave the Writers Guild a warm welcome Thursday evening for Aloud! a public reading of fiction, poetry, and essays on the occasion of the…
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How to Not Procrastinate
Shameless publicity stunt, or ingenious productivity boost?  Maneesh Sethi, who blogs for Hack the System, made news by hiring somebody to slap him every time he got off…
“Love? What in the world does love mean? How am I supposed to understand what you mean when you say love?” This was, more or less, said…
Students from all corners of the world have joined the CMWR in reading Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Jamie Ford’s bestselling and award-winning novel.…
In the United States, we do elections big.  Between the daytime horse race and primetime debates,  there’s the pricetag. The total spent on advertising from candidates, parties and outside…
So, for most of us, the fast-approaching winter break means an end to productivity. It’s the holidays, right? Who wants to practice their writing when there is…
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Think Before You Speak…
… My mother always said. Did I ever listen to her? No, not really. I just filed those words away with all of the other advice she…