Writing Studio

Even if you don’t plan to become a professional writer, learning to write well sets you apart as a communicator across all professions. Small tweaks elevate good writing into great…

Writing is typically considered a solitary activity—you, alone with your thoughts, a computer, and an oversized bag of chocolate covered pretzels. (Okay, maybe the pretzel thing is just me.) Some…

Remember when writing was fun? What ever happened to those creative writing assignments, to writing stories and poems on construction paper with crayons? There was no “wrong” way to invent…

The common neo-Aristotelean method of rhetorical criticism examines three aspects of rhetoric: Logos (appeal to logic), ethos (appeal to credibility), and pathos (appeal to emotion). Aristotle found ethos to be…

The first words of an essay can be torture to write. With no clear idea as to the direction of the paper, a frustrated writer will struggle, either writing a…

Think of the perfect chocolate chip cookie. The top is golden-brown. The cookie is soft, but not underbaked. The chocolate chips are distributed throughout, giving you a hint of chocolatey…

Well, I’m going to write the way I talk for this blog post. The decision to write the way you talk, or your choice of tone, depends on the context…

A Wikipedia article is always the first to shoot up its hand with the answer when you search a question or a term on Google. Unfortunately, you and I know…

We’ve all done the last-minute shuffle of doom. Whether it’s working three jobs or just not vibing with productivity, it’s far too easy to suddenly realize that all the papers…