It is no secret that here at the UCWbL, we pride ourselves on practicing the concept of “peerness”. From peer tutors to peer writing fellows, we always…
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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.
Here at the UCWbL we a pretty straight forward philosophy: everyone who writes is a writer, all writers can improve through revision, but these theories do not…
The curriculum of DePaul’s School for New Learning requires SNL students to complete an “Advanced Project,” similar to a capstone or thesis project that concludes your academic…
Living in Chicago, you often need to orient yourself with cardinal directions. The red line goes north and south; the blue line takes two diagonal routes to…
The most observant UCWbLing readers may have noticed that I was absent from the blog this past fall. As part of the DePaul University Digital Cinema LA…
Anyone who knows me well, knows I have a saying. “I’m always right because I only speak about what I know.” Obnoxious, maybe, but definitely logical. And…
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…
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…