After discovering at the All-Staff Orientation that I would have to participate in “collaborative observations” I thought “great, I get to watch a returner perform an…
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Music Influences Writing
Coffee shops have long been associated with writing, art, and ideas. The mild level of chatter and espresso machines are just the right level of noise most…
Love is tough and here, at the UCWbL, we know that dating can be tricky. Relationships are overwhelming, but not to worry! We have your back. Below, you…
Writing can be a messy, tumultuous process. Here’s how I tackle writing and revision.
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Are we Editors?
I bet that if you ask anyone at the UCWbL that question, they would say “No!” without any hesitation or thought. Writing Tutors don’t edit obviously, we…
As writers, students, instructors, and interesting people, many of us have either produced or consumed weblogs. But have you ever dabbled with ePortfolios!? At DePaul University, we…
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…
I sat through four years of high school French—four long, hard, years. That’s four years of snarkily pronouncing “bonjour” as “bon-jur.” Four years of counting the seconds…
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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…