Gragnar, the raging orc, sat awkwardly hunched over a sheet of rough parchment, his thick fingersgripping the quill with surprising care. His heart, usually fueled by the fury of battle, now pounded with adifferent kind of tension—one he wasn’t used to. He was writing a love letter, but not to any noblehealer or human. No,
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16 Days to NaNoWriMo!
What is NaNoWriMo or (NaNo for short) you say? It’s National Novel Writing Month. If you have a novel idea that’s been rattling around in your head for a while, participate in NaNoWriMo! Write 1,667 words a day for 30 days in November, and you’ll have 50,000 words—the average length of a novel. It doesn’t
June Issue of Scrap Paper
End of Semester Chaos: 3 Tips to Manage Stress
The end is in sight. The Winter 2021 semester is coming to a close. We are a week or so away from completing our final exams and turning in our final projects and essays. The work load is piling up, and we have limited time to pull it all together. Between managing our university lives
Debunking Your Writing Center Fears
Hey writers! My name is Cecilia and I’m a tutor at the M.E.W. Writing Center. Have you ever felt unsure to ask for help on a writing assignment? I know I have. To gain a better perspective about UM-Flint writers’ potential concerns, I asked a few of our tutors to share some of their initial
Profiles in Process: Cecilia W.
Continuing our conversation with Writing Center tutors about their unique writing process, here is what Cecilia had to say about her process. We hope you find some helpful tips and advice! What are your favorite pre-writing strategies? What works for you? I’m a big fan of making lists of words, topics, and general ideas. I don’t
Tea, Tutoring, and Skeletons: A Tutor’s Story
Usually, you’ll find Luther Houle in the Writing Center sipping tea out of his favorite mug, a coffee cup with a zen-happy pig on the front. He received it last year as a new tutor award. Luther’s a low-key, happy guy and students love him. He’s kind, patient, and nurturing. It’s not uncommon to hear
Error Positive
Not all, but many students come to the writing center frazzled, worried, and unsure about their writing. With desperate eyes they hope the tutor can help them figure out what their next steps should be or how to make what they have acceptable to a professor. They fear the red pen signaling mistakes and failure,
Advice from a Maize and Blue Scholar: “You’ll be alright. Just don’t panic.”
Easy for Tyrice to say. He’s always cool under pressure! The Marian E. Wright Writing Center is ecstatically proud of Tyrice Denson—if there is a stronger word than “ecstatic,” include that too. Tyrice was selected as one of this year’s 2019 graduating Maize and Blue Scholars. When I asked him how he felt about being
Blooming at the End
The Writing Center is home to many interesting, talented tutors and writers. Jordan Morrow is both. I asked him how he’s grown as a writer. In his typical witty and charmingly sarcastic manner, he responds with: “I water myself once a day and make sure I get plenty of sun.” Then he laughs, but I