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…
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.
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…
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My Process through Pronouns
Throughout my stay at the UCWbL, I’ve overheard and participated in conversations about which pronoun(s) should be used to indicate singular gender neutrality. To be frank, I’ve…
Looking for a fun, catchy way to learn language? Listen to music! On Monday, October 22nd, the CMWR hosted our quarterly workshop on precisely this idea. Participants…
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Getting Better All the Time
You think you have it bad? I certainly thought so. Like many writers, I have a love-hate relationship with our trade. My composing process is riddled with…
Okay, so here in Chicago we’re pretty far away from Hurricane Sandy and the watery apocalypse prophesied for the East Coast – doesn’t mean we can’t get…
How clichéd can a writing workshop get, right? Picture it. Half a dozen writers of various skill levels around a dining room table shuffling drafts back and…
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Alif… Baa… Taa…
Now that I’ve been studying Classical Arabic nearly every day for the past month, I thought it would be a good time to step back and reflect…
“The best writing teachers are writers themselves,” argues Cindy O’Donnell-Allen in the Atlantic. As she looks at the widely studied curriculum overhaul at New Dorp High School…