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
Posts Categorized: Re-Writing
Wit and Wisdom Celebrating a Semester’s End
When a semester begins and academic energy runs high, we in the writing center sign up to lend something insightful to our humble blog archives. Invariably, I sign up for a late-semester date anticipating by then I’ll have something so original—nay, profound—splashing in the mental bucket, it will forever alter the lives of those who
Halloween and the Writing Center
Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. The excitement of creating a costume, decorating the yard, carving the pumpkins, and coming up with spooky treats is just the most fun. As a child we would each get a pumpkin and Mom would help us carve it. She always cut a hole in
Even Pros Don’t get it Right the First (or Second) Time
Like any good aspiring scribe I like to read the blogs of people in the publishing world, and I recently came across two posts from BookEnds Literary Agency that made me remember something: Writers at all levels are pretty much dealing with the same problems. These posts are aimed at people who someday hope to