A Funny Way to Start Your Monday
Here’s a little funny article to start your Monday: 15 Words That Don’t Mean What You Think They Mean. I literally died laughing over these — see what I did there?
Categories: Interesting Reads
What to do When You Can’t Get an Appointment
So you have a paper that you really want to review with someone, but all of the Writing Center appointments are filled up. Now what? – Get on the waitlist. WCOnline has a great waitlist feature that will actually text you when an appointment opens up. Click […]
Categories: Meta, Tips and Tricks, Writing Process
Wednesday’s Word of the Week
vicissitude, n. “The fact of change or mutation taking place in a particular thing or within a certain sphere; the uncertain changing or mutability of something.” “He had the ability to change with the times and to share […]
Categories: Word of the Week
Flexing your Mental Muscles
I recently saw this floating around on my Facebook newsfeed. As we’re almost a month into the new year, it’s important to think about how we approach our work and ways that we can work hard and be productive. And see the results we want! […]
Categories: Tips and Tricks
The Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences
If you’ve been around the Writing Center lately, you’ve seen that we’ve spruced the place up a bit. A few plants here, a new lamp there. And a lot of great artwork! One of the coolest pieces, and a favorite of Writing Center Director Ryan […]
Categories: Interesting Reads, Writing Process
Friday Flashback
We made it to the end of another week! Here’s a look back at the week on the blog: – on Monday, we introduced you to Phoebe Zerwick’s series Fleeing Syria. – Tuesday we shared a great tip from the Nieman Storyboard about […]
Categories: Meta
Researching for the Narrative Thread
Professor Phoebe Zerwick, a faculty member in the Writing Program, recently traveled to the Middle East. What came from her travels, Fleeing Syria, is a a powerful account of the stories she gathered and the people she met. I spent the month of June […]
Categories: Faculty Feature, Writing Process
Developing as a Storyteller
Yesterday on the blog, we shared Phoebe Zerwick’s special report, Fleeing Syria. Her stories went beyond just the facts and figures, but rather, she was able to capture the stories of the land, the history, and the people that she met along the way. Nieman […]
Categories: Interesting Reads, Uncategorized, Writing Process
Fleeing Syria: Special Report by Phoebe Zerwick
Phoebe Zerwick, Associate Teaching Professor in the Writing Program and former Journal reporter, traveled to the Middle East in June. She shares stories of Syria in a Winston Salem Journal special report, Fleeing Syria. “This month’s headlines out of the Middle East have focused […]
Categories: Faculty Feature, Interesting Reads
Wednesday’s Word of the Week
apolaustic, adj. “Concerned with or wholly devoted to seeking enjoyment; self-indulgent.” “She was apolaustic toward Wake football and looked forward to every game.” “apolaustic, adj. and n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, June 2014. Web. 2 September […]
Categories: Word of the Week